Varaha Purana 145.35: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 35

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

Devanagari script

तत्र बिल्वप्रभं नाम गुह्यं क्षेत्रं मम प्रियम् ॥ कुञ्जानि तत्र चत्वारि क्रोशमात्रे यशस्विनि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.35

Transliteration

tatra bilvaprabhaṃ nāma guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ mama priyam || kuñjāni tatra catvāri krośamātre yaśasvini ||

Translation

वहाँ एक गुप्त क्षेत्र है जिसका नाम बिल्वप्रभा है, मुझे वो बहुत पसंद है। वहाँ चार कुंज हैं, एक कोश के अंदर की जगह में।

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• bilva-prabham: (place) named Bilvaprabha
• bilva-prabham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bilva (प्रातिपदिक) + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘बिल्ववत् प्रभा यस्य/बिल्वप्रभम्’ (नाम); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• nāma: named/called
• nāma: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (indeclinable ‘nāma’ used as naming particle)

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (क्षेत्रम्)

• kṣetram: sacred field/region
• kṣetram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• priyam: dear/beloved
• priyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (क्षेत्रम्)

• kuñjāni: groves
• kuñjāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuñja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• catvāri: four
• catvāri: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषण

• krośa-mātre: within a krośa’s measure (radius/extent)
• krośa-mātre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krośa (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘क्रोशस्य मात्रा’ (measure of a krośa); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• yaśasvini: O glorious one
• yaśasvini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents named micro-sites (kṣetra, kuñja) and traditional measures (krośa), useful for reconstructing Purāṇic sacred topographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

Bilvaprabha is identified as a named kṣetra within the Śālagrāma region; the verse also notes four groves within a krośa radius.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

By highlighting groves within a sacred precinct, the verse implicitly supports the cultural practice of valuing and maintaining protected natural spaces.