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Varaha Purana 213.13: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 13

The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons

वज्रस्फटिकपाषाणः प्रवालाङ्कुरशर्क्करः ॥ नीलामलशिलावर्णो गुहानिर्झरकन्दरः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 213.13

vajrasphaṭikapāṣāṇaḥ pravālāṅkuraśarkkaraḥ || nīlāmalasilāvarṇo guhānirjharakandaraḥ ||

वहाँ पत्थर हीरे और क्रिस्टल जैसे हैं। कंकड़ लाल कोरल जैसा है। पत्थर नीला है और बिल्कुल साफ है। वहाँ गुफाएं हैं, पानी गिरता है और गहरे दर्रे हैं।

वज्र-स्फटिक-पाषाणःrock like diamond/crystal
वज्र-स्फटिक-पाषाणः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक) + स्फटिक (प्रातिपदिक) + पाषाण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (वज्र-स्फटिक-सदृशः पाषाणः)
प्रवाल-अङ्कुर-शर्करःhaving gravel like coral-sprouts
प्रवाल-अङ्कुर-शर्करः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रवाल (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुर (प्रातिपदिक) + शर्करा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (प्रवालाङ्कुरवत् शर्करः/कणः)
नील-अमल-शिला-वर्णःcolored like blue, spotless stone
नील-अमल-शिला-वर्णः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनील (प्रातिपदिक) + अमल (प्रातिपदिक) + शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (नीलामलशिलायाः वर्णः यस्य)
गुहा-निर्झर-कन्दरःwith caves, waterfalls, and caverns
गुहा-निर्झर-कन्दरः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगुहा (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्झर (प्रातिपदिक) + कन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (गुहाश्च निर्झराश्च कन्दराश्च यस्मिन्)

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)

C
Classical Literature
A
Ancient Geography
E
Environmental Description
P
Purāṇic Poetics

FAQs

It preserves a stylized inventory of natural features—minerals, stones, caves, and watercourses—typical of Purāṇic descriptions that blend ecological observation with literary embellishment.

The same Muñjavān/Mandara-adjacent mountain region; the verse specifies its geological and hydrological features rather than a modern-mappable site.

The passage implicitly frames the natural world as precious (gem-like) and thus deserving careful regard, aligning with heritage-style valuation of environments.

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