Varaha Purana 149.58: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 58

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

श्रूयते तत्र निर्घोषो मनःकर्णसुखावहः ॥ सुगन्धो वहते वायुर्बहुमाल्यसमन्वितः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.58

Transliteration

śrūyate tatra nirghoṣo manaḥkarṇasukhāvahaḥ || sugandho vahate vāyur bahumālyasamanvitaḥ ||

Translation

वहाँ एक आवाज़ सुनी देती है जो मन और कान दोनों को खुश करती है। हवा मीठी खुशबू लेकर चलती है। फूलों की माला और पूजा का सामान भी उसके साथ है।

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Word by Word

• śrūyate: is heard
• śrūyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

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

• nirghoṣaḥ: sound; loud noise
• nirghoṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirghoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• manaḥkarṇasukhāvahaḥ: bringing pleasure to mind and ears
• manaḥkarṇasukhāvahaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manaḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying nirghoṣaḥ); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मनः-कर्‍णयोः सुखम् आवहति इति)

• sugandhaḥ: fragrance; sweet scent
• sugandhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vahate: blows; carries
• vahate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vah (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• vāyuḥ: wind
• vāyuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• bahumālyasamanvitaḥ: accompanied by many garlands
• bahumālyasamanvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + mālya (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vāyuḥ); समासः—तत्पुरुष (बहूनि माल्यानि तैः समन्वितः)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records a sensory portrayal of a sacred landscape, useful for understanding how Purāṇas construct “heritage atmospheres” through sound and scent.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers generally to “there” (tatra) within the ongoing tīrtha narrative; the specific site-name is supplied in adjacent verses.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse frames sacred space as ordered and uplifting, encouraging respectful engagement with place and its natural qualities.