Varaha Purana 75.37 — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 37

Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure

Devanagari script

योजनानां सहस्रे द्वे विष्कम्भोच्छ्रय एव च । आयामतश्चतुस्त्रिंशत् सहस्राणि प्रकीर्तितः ॥ ७५.३७ ॥

Transliteration

yojanānāṁ sahasre dve viṣkambhocchraya eva ca | āyāmataś catuḥstriṁśat sahasrāṇi prakīrtitaḥ || 75.37 ||

Translation

उसका व्यास और ऊँचाई—दोनों—दो हजार योजन कहे गए हैं; और उसकी लंबाई चौंतीस हजार योजन बताई गई है।

Word by Word

• योजनानाम्: of yojanas
• योजनानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive of measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; परिमाण-सम्बन्ध (genitive of measure)

• सहस्रे: thousands
• सहस्रे: कर्म/विषय (Counted measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन; संख्यापद (thousand) used with numeral

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन; संख्याविशेषणम्

• विष्कम्भोच्छ्रयः: breadth and height
• विष्कम्भोच्छ्रयः: कर्ता/विषय (Topic/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्कम्भ + उच्छ्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (विष्कम्भः च उच्छ्रयः च); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (breadth and height)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम्

• आयामतः: in length / as for length
• आयामतः: अपादान/सम्बन्ध (Ablative of specification)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान/परिमाण-निर्देश (ablative: 'as to/with respect to length')

• चतुस्त्रिंशत्: thirty-four
• चतुस्त्रिंशत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुः + त्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्यापदम् (indeclinable-like numeral); 'thirty-four' used to qualify following noun

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: कर्म/विषय (Counted measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• प्रकीर्तितः: is stated/proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तितः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'is proclaimed/said'

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"focused, seeking precision","key_question":"What are the exact dimensions (height, diameter, length) of the cosmic mountain just described?"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"epistemic discipline in cosmology","core_concept":"Sacred cosmography uses number and proportion to convey immensity while preserving intelligibility.","practical_application":"Cultivate steadiness of mind by contemplating vast measures without losing clarity—an aid to dhyāna on cosmic order."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Geography","Sacred Topography","Measurement Systems"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic mountain with Purāṇic measurements

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 75.75.36 (identification of Mālyavān); Varāha Purāṇa 75.75.38-39 (adjacent ranges; Meru)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic cartographer’s moment: the mountain is shown with annotated measures—diameter/height 2000 yojanas, length 34000—like a sacred blueprint.","item_prompts":["diagrammatic mountain with measurement lines","yojana numerals or Sanskrit labels (विष्कम्भ, उच्छ्रय, आयाम)","Varāha pointing to a palm-leaf or scroll of measures","sense of monumental scale"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural with stylized measurement bands around a mountain; Varāha holding a manuscript; bold flat colors and ornamental borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf accents on measurement lines; embossed scroll with yojana figures; central Varāha as authoritative narrator.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined calligraphy-like labels; gentle gradients on the mountain; Varāha’s hand in teaching mudrā.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: miniature scientific-map feel; thin red measurement lines; cool-toned mountains; Varāha beside a scribe-like setting."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"precise, enumerative, calm","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"crisp, counting-friendly, unhurried"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmography
• Ancient Geography
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic cosmographic style of describing the world through standardized numerical dimensions, reflecting premodern South Asian scholarly interests in mapping sacred and cosmic space.

Which geographic location is identified?

The excerpt does not name a specific place; it describes dimensions of an entity within a broader cosmographic account, so no secure modern geographic identification can be made from this verse alone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction appears here; the verse functions primarily as descriptive cosmography, contributing indirectly to cultural heritage by systematizing a traditional understanding of space and scale.