Varaha Purana 215.13: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्सुरमणीयानि विविधानि शुचीनि च ॥ ध्यानस्थानानि रम्याणि बहूनि गुणवन्ति च

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 215.13

Transliteration

tasmin suramaṇīyāni vividhāni śucīni ca || dhyānasthānāni ramyāṇi bahūni guṇavanti ca

Translation

वहाँ बहुत सारी खूबसूरत जगह थी। अलग-अलग टाइप की और साफ जगह। ध्यान के लिए अच्छी जगह भी थी। गुणों से भरी हुई।

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Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सु-रमणीयानि: very delightful/beautiful
• सु-रमणीयानि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + रमणीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √रम् (धातु) + अनीय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• शुचीनि: pure/clean
• शुचीनि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ध्यान-स्थानानि: places for meditation
• ध्यान-स्थानानि: कर्ता/कर्म (context-dependent; here: items described)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'of meditation')

• रम्याणि: charming
• रम्याणि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• बहूनि: many
• बहूनि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• गुणवन्ति: endowed with qualities
• गुणवन्ति: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Aesthetics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic mode of mapping landscapes through qualities (purity, beauty, suitability for contemplation), a common archival marker of culturally valued spaces.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is given in this verse; it describes an idealized region characterized by purity and meditation sites.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it values clean and well-preserved environments as conducive to contemplation and cultural life.