Varaha Purana 214.51: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

श्रीपर्वतो लतावेष्टः पारियात्रश्च शैलराट् ॥ आगताः सर्व एवैते शैलेन्द्राः काननौकसः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 214.51

Transliteration

śrīparvato latāveṣṭaḥ pāriyātraś ca śailarāṭ || āgatāḥ sarva evaite śailendrāḥ kānanaukasaḥ ||

Translation

श्रीपर्वत, लतावेष, पारियात्र। ये सब पहाड़ों के राजा हैं। जंगल में रहते हैं। सब वहाँ पहुँच गए।

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Word by Word

• śrī-parvataḥ: Śrīparvata (mountain)
• śrī-parvataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (śrī-parvata = ‘auspicious mountain’/name)

• latā-veṣṭaḥ: Latāveṣṭa (creeper-clad mountain)
• latā-veṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: latā (प्रातिपदिक) + veṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (latābhiḥ veṣṭitaḥ = ‘one wrapped with creepers’) (नाम)

• pāriyātraḥ: Pāriyātra (mountain)
• pāriyātraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāriyātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• śaila-rāṭ: Śailarāṭ (king of mountains)
• śaila-rāṭ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan/rāṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (śailānāṃ rāṭ = ‘king of mountains’)

• āgatāḥ: have come; arrived
• āgatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (गम्, धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण अव्यय (particle: indeed/just)

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• śaila-indrāḥ: lords of mountains
• śaila-indrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (śailānām indraḥ = ‘lord among mountains’)

• kānana-aukasaḥ: forest-dwellers
• kānana-aukasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānana (प्रातिपदिक) + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (kānane okas = ‘dwelling in forests’)

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Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It combines geographic naming with ecological imagery (‘forest-dwellers’), showing how Purāṇic catalogues encode both place and landscape character.

Which geographic location is identified?

Pāriyātra is generally associated with a mountain system in western/central India in Sanskrit geographical traditions; Śrīparvata is linked in later traditions with prominent sacred hill sites, though exact identification depends on the textual corpus and region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implicitly values forested mountain habitats as distinguished domains, aligning with a stewardship-oriented view of upland ecosystems.