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Varaha Purana 215.117: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 117

Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest

क्षेत्रं हि मम तज्ज्ञेयं योजनानि चतुर्दश ॥ हिमाद्रेस्तुङ्गशिखरात्प्रोद्भूता वाग्मती नदी ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 215.117

kṣetraṁ hi mama taj jñeyaṁ yojanāni caturdaśa || himādres tuṅgaśikharāt prodbhūtā vāgmatī nadī ||

यह पूरा इलाका मेरा क्षेत्र है। यह चौदह योजन फैला है। हिमालय की ऊंचाई पर से वाग्मती नदी निकली थी।

क्षेत्रम्field / sacred place
क्षेत्रम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय (particle: 'indeed/for')
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (1st person pronoun)
तत्that
तत्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (demonstrative)
ज्ञेयम्should be known
ज्ञेयम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञा (धातु)
Formतव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थे (gerundive: 'to be known'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
योजनानिyojanas (a measure)
योजनानि:
Pramana (प्रमाण)
TypeNoun
Rootयोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन
चतुर्दशfourteen
चतुर्दश:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द (numeral used adjectivally); प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनान्वय (agreeing with योजनानि)
हिम-अद्रेःof the Himālaya
हिम-अद्रेः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootहिम (प्रातिपदिक) + अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'snow-mountain' = Himālaya); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन
तुङ्ग-शिखरात्from the lofty peak
तुङ्ग-शिखरात्:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootतुङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय (descriptive: 'lofty peak'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन
प्रोद्भूताarisen / sprung forth
प्रोद्भूता:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeAdjective
Rootभू (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle) with उपसर्ग प्र-उद्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नदी इति विशेषण
वाग्मतीVāgmatī (river)
वाग्मती:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवाग्मती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper name)
नदीriver
नदी:
Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootनदी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Varāha (default, instructor voice in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

C
Classical Literature
A
Ancient Geography
P
Purāṇic Studies
S
Sacred Rivers

FAQs

It provides a boundary-style description (yojana measure) typical of Purāṇic geography, useful for studying how texts conceptualize sacred territorial extents.

The river Vāgmatī, said to originate from a lofty Himalayan summit; modern identification of ‘Vāgmatī’ varies by regional tradition and requires external corroboration.

By defining a kṣetra and a river’s origin, the verse frames the riverine landscape as a heritage entity—supporting stewardship through recognized boundaries and source-veneration.

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