Varaha Purana 213.20: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

गजयूथानुकीर्णाभिर्जुष्टाभिर्मृगपक्षिभिः ॥ सेविताभिर्मुनिगणैः सरिद्भिरुपशोभिते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 213.20

Transliteration

gajayūthānukīrṇābhir juṣṭābhir mṛgapakṣibhiḥ || sevitābhir munigaṇaiḥ saridbhir upaśobhite ||

Translation

नदियाँ भी थी वहाँ। हाथियों के झुंड आते थे। हिरन और पक्षी भी रहते थे। ऋषि-मुनि वहाँ आते जाते थे।

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Word by Word

• gaja-yūtha-anukīrṇābhiḥ: with [streams/areas] filled with herds of elephants
• gaja-yūtha-anukīrṇābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + yūtha (प्रातिपदिक) + anukīrṇa (कृदन्त, √kṝ/√kīr with anu-)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘गजयूथैः अनुकīrṇa’ (strewn/filled with herds of elephants); feminine instrumental plural agreeing with implied strīliṅga plural entities (e.g., saridbhiḥ)

• juṣṭābhiḥ: frequented
• juṣṭābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: juṣṭa (कृदन्त, √juṣ ‘to enjoy/associate’)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषणम्—‘frequented/inhabited’

• mṛga-pakṣibhiḥ: by beasts and birds
• mṛga-pakṣibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; द्वन्द्वः—‘मृगैः पक्षिभिः च’

• sevitābhiḥ: frequented
• sevitābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sevita (कृदन्त, √sev)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषणम्—‘attended/inhabited’

• muni-gaṇaiḥ: by groups of sages
• muni-gaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘मुनीनां गणैः’ (by groups of sages)

• saridbhiḥ: with rivers/streams
• saridbhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarid (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; instrumental plural

• upaśobhite: beautified/adorned
• upaśobhite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upaśobhita (कृदन्त, √śubh with upa-)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त—‘adorned/beautified’; locative singular agreeing with the locus (tasmin/nagavare understood from context)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics
• Human-Nature Relations

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links biodiversity (elephants, birds) with human cultural practice (muni visitation), illustrating a Purāṇic model of shared landscapes rather than purely human-centered space.

Which geographic location is identified?

Rivers and habitats within the described mountain region near Mandara; the verse provides ecological features rather than a distinct modern location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The co-presence of wildlife and sages suggests an ethic of low-impact dwelling and respectful coexistence within biodiverse environments.