Varaha Purana 148.48: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 48

The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline

Devanagari script

मणिकुण्डेति विख्यातं तत्र गुह्यं परं मम ॥ मणयो यत्र दृश्यन्ते अनेकालयसंस्थिताः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.48

Transliteration

maṇikuṇḍeti vikhyātaṁ tatra guhyaṁ paraṁ mama || maṇayo yatra dṛśyante anekālayasaṁsthitāḥ ||

Translation

वहाँ एक कुंड है जिसे मणिकुंड कहते हैं। यह भी मेरा एक राज़ है। वहाँ बहुत सारे मोती और रत्नें हैं। वो अलग-अलग जगह पर रखे हैं।

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Word by Word

• maṇi-kuṇḍa: Maṇikuṇḍa (jewel-pond)
• maṇi-kuṇḍa: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘jewel-pond’

• iti: thus / called
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• vikhyātam: well-known
• vikhyātam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-khyā (धातु) → vikhyāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with maṇikuṇḍa

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

• guhyam: secret
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

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

• maṇayaḥ: jewels
• maṇayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb of place (सम्बन्ध-अव्यय)

• dṛśyante: are seen / appear
• dṛśyante: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive (कर्मणि-प्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• aneka-ālaya-saṁsthitāḥ: situated in many places
• aneka-ālaya-saṁsthitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक) + ālaya (प्रातिपदिक) + sam-sthā (धातु) → saṁsthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP) used adjectivally; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; compound sense ‘situated in many abodes/places’ qualifying maṇayaḥ

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a named tīrtha and associates it with material imagery (gems), reflecting how Purāṇic texts encode value, abundance, and sacrality through landscape description.

Which geographic location is identified?

Maṇi-kuṇḍa is a specific named water-site within the chapter’s kṣetra geography; modern identification requires regional place-name comparison and textual cross-references.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

By calling the site ‘guhya’ (protected/secret), the verse implies respectful engagement and preservation of culturally significant waterscapes.