Varaha Purana 91.36: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 36

The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit

Devanagari script

घृताची चोर्वशी चान्या शशिनी शीलमण्डिता । चारुकन्या विशालाक्षी धन्या पीनपयोधरा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.36

Transliteration

ghṛtācī corvaśī cānyā śaśinī śīlamaṇḍitā | cārukanyā viśālākṣī dhanyā pīnapayodharā ||

Translation

Ghṛtācī und Urvaśī, und eine weitere (namens) Śaśinī, geschmückt mit guter Lebensführung; Cārukanyā, Viśālākṣī, Dhanyā und Pīnapayodharā.

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Word by Word

• ghṛtācī: Ghṛtācī (name)
• ghṛtācī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛtācī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• urvaśī: Urvaśī (name)
• urvaśī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: urvaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• anyā: another (one)
• anyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); विशेषणरूपेण (अपराः इत्यर्थे)

• śaśinī: Śaśinī (name)
• śaśinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); नाम

• śīla-maṇḍitā: adorned with good conduct (name/epithet)
• śīla-maṇḍitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śīla (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः (शीलैः मण्डिता)

• cāru-kanyā: Lovely maiden (name)
• cāru-kanyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः (चारु कन्या)

• viśāla-akṣī: wide-eyed (name/epithet)
• viśāla-akṣī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣi/akṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः (विशाले अक्षिणी यस्याः सा)

• dhanyā: fortunate/blessed (name/epithet)
• dhanyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• pīna-payodharā: full-breasted (name/epithet)
• pīna-payodharā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīna (प्रातिपदिक) + payodhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः (पीनाः पयोधराः यस्याः सा)

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Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Mythology
• Sanskrit Names

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The inclusion of well-known apsaras names (Ghṛtācī, Urvaśī) indicates intertextual continuity across Sanskrit narrative traditions, while the epithets illustrate ideals of beauty and conduct as literary descriptors.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The phrase śīlamaṇḍitā highlights an evaluative ideal—good conduct as an adornment—though the verse overall remains descriptive rather than prescriptive.