Varaha Purana 143.48: Adhyaya 143, Shloka 48

Exposition of the Glory of the Mandāra Sacred Grove

Devanagari script

ततो ममाभवच्चिन्ता मन्दारे पर्वतस्थिते ॥ तत्रैकादशकुण्डानि निस्सृतानि गिरौ धरे

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 143.48

Transliteration

tato mamābhavac cintā mandāre parvata-sthite || tatraikādaśa-kuṇḍāni nissṛtāni girau dhare

Translation

फिर मुझे मंदार पर्वत के बारे में चिंता हुई। वो पर्वत पर है। वहाँ उस पर्वत से ग्यारह कुंड निकले।

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Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततस् अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (काल/अनन्तरता-वाचक अव्यय)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• abhavat: arose / became
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Imperfect/past (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• cintā: worry / thought
• cintā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cintā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mandāre: on/at Mandāra (mountain)
• mandāre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mandāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• parvata-sthite: situated on the mountain
• parvata-sthite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/देश)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (स्था धातु + क्त)
• Form: Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine/Neuter form; ‘situated on the mountain’ (पर्वते स्थिते)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• ekādaśa-kuṇḍāni: eleven ponds/pits
• ekādaśa-kuṇḍāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); dvigu compound meaning ‘eleven ponds/pits’

• niḥsṛtāni: having emerged / sprung forth
• niḥsṛtāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nis + sṛ (सृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with kuṇḍāni

• girau: on the mountain
• girau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• dhare: O bearer (of the earth)
• dhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Landscapes
• Purāṇic Toponymy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic mapping of sacred landscapes through named or enumerated water-features, a key method for encoding pilgrimage geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mandāra (Mandāra-parvata), a mythic-sacred mountain referenced across Purāṇic and epic literature; modern identifications vary regionally in scholarship.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse elevates care for and engagement with water-sites as culturally protected heritage within a sacralized geography.