Varaha Purana 214.32: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 32

The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat

Devanagari script

अधिष्ठितः सुकृतिभिः प्रायाद्वैवस्वतोपमः ॥ चन्द्रादित्यौ ग्रहाः सर्वे समग्रं त्वृक्षमण्डलम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 214.32

Transliteration

adhiṣṭhitaḥ sukṛtibhiḥ prāyād vaivasvatopamaḥ || candrādityau grahāḥ sarve samagraṃ tv ṛkṣamaṇḍalam ||

Translation

पुण्य वाले लोगों के साथ वो निकला, बिल्कुल यम जैसा दिखता था। चाँद और सूरज आए, सारे ग्रह आए। सारे तारे भी वहीं इकट्ठे हो गए।

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Word by Word

• अधिष्ठितः: presided over / established
• अधिष्ठितः: Karta (कर्ता) (as predicate/qualifier of subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-स्था (धातु) → अधिष्ठित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (PPP), प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; passive sense: 'having been presided/placed over'

• सुकृतिभिः: by the virtuous/meritorious ones
• सुकृतिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण) बहुवचन; instrumental: 'by the meritorious'

• प्रायात्: went forth / departed
• प्रायात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'went forth/started'

• वैवस्वत-उपमः: comparable to Vaivasvata
• वैवस्वत-उपमः: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैवस्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (उपमान-तत्पुरुष): 'like Vaivasvata (Yama)'

• चन्द्र-आदित्यौ: the Moon and the Sun
• चन्द्र-आदित्यौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व: 'Moon and Sun'

• ग्रहाः: planets
• ग्रहाः: Karta (कर्ता) (in coordination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) बहुवचन; adjective qualifying ग्रहाः

• समग्रम्: entire/complete
• समग्रम्: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd) एकवचन; adjective qualifying ṛkṣamaṇḍalam

• तु: indeed/and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (emphasis/contrast)

• ऋक्ष-मण्डलम्: the stellar sphere/constellation-circle
• ऋक्ष-मण्डलम्: Karta (कर्ता) (in coordination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'circle/region of stars (constellations)'

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Indic Cosmology
• Sacred Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic convention of portraying cosmic order (grahas and nakṣatras) as participants in major events, indicating an integrated cosmology and ritual geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit toponym appears in this verse; it emphasizes a cosmic assembly rather than a named terrestrial site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it valorizes sukṛti (merit/virtuous conduct) as a qualifying condition for participation in auspicious assemblies and journeys.