Varaha Purana 171.62: Adhyaya 171, Shloka 62

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Devanagari script

सर्वैस्तैर्विंशतिः सङ्ख्या एकैकेन समुद्रगैः ॥ रत्नैः समर्च्चितोऽत्यर्थं पर्वतः कुसुमोत्करैः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 171.62

Transliteration

sarvaistairviṃśatiḥ saṅkhyā ekaikena samudragaiḥ || ratnaiḥ samarcchito 'tyarthaṃ parvataḥ kusumotkaraiḥ

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

सब मिलके आए, बीस लोग थे। हर कोई समुंदर से लाए हुए रत्न लेकर आया। पर्वत को बहुत सम्मान दिया, फूल भी डाले और रत्न से सजाया।

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Word by Word

• sarvaiḥ: by all
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)

• taiḥ: by them
• Type: Noun
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• viṃśatiḥ: twenty
• Type: Noun
• Form: Numeral noun; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Root: viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)

• saṅkhyā: number/count
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Root: saṅkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)

• eka-ekena: one by one / each
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Iterative dvandva-like formation ‘one by one’; Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन) used distributively
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: eka + eka (प्रातिपदिक)

• samudra-gaiḥ: by sea-going (ones)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘going in/into the sea’ (i.e., sea-going); Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: samudra + ga (प्रातिपदिक)

• ratnaiḥ: with gems
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)

• samarcchitaḥ: honored/worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Root: sam-√arc (धातु)

• atyartham: exceedingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), intensifier adverb (अतिशयवाचक)
• Role: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Root: ati + artha (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)

• parvataḥ: mountain
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Karmaṇi-kartā / Viṣaya (कर्मणि कर्ता/विषय)
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)

• kusuma-utkaraiḥ: with heaps of flowers
• Type: Noun
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘heaps of flowers’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: kusuma + utkāra/utkara (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• sarvaiḥ+taiḥ→sarvaistaiḥ
• samarcchitaḥ+atyartham→samarcchito 'tyartham
• kusuma+utkaraiḥ→kusumotkaraiḥ

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Sacred mountain/landmark

Speaker

Narrator

The teaching

Path

Bhakti Ritual

Subjects

Cultural HeritageGeographyRitual Offering

Core idea

External beauty (flowers, jewels) becomes inward devotion when directed to a worthy sacred support; collective worship magnifies sanctity.

In practice

Offer what is pure/beautiful within one’s means to sacred places/deities; participate in communal acts of reverence.

Symbolism of the boar

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Material Culture
• Ritual Aesthetics
• Sacred Landscape

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse reflects Purāṇic ritual-aesthetic language where natural features (a mountain) become recipients of honor through offerings, informing studies of sacred landscape and material culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

A parvata (mountain) is mentioned without a proper name; it is presented as a sacralized landmark in the narrative setting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Collective participation and proportional contribution (each person bringing offerings) are framed as appropriate modes of honoring a significant place or event.