Varaha Purana 215.18: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

प्रविशन्तश्च ते देवा वनॊद्देशं क्वचिच्छुभे ॥ कदलीवनसञ्च्छन्ने फुल्लपादपशोभिते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 215.18

Transliteration

praviśantaś ca te devā vanoddeśaṃ kvacic chubhe || kadalīvanasañchannaṃ phullapādapaśobhite

Translation

वो सारे देव लोग चलते रहे और एक अच्छे जंगल में गए। वहाँ केले के पेड़ थे और फूलों वाले पेड़ भी थे। सब कुछ अच्छा लग रहा था।

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Word by Word

• praviśantaḥ: entering
• praviśantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; धातु: √विश् (to enter) उपसर्ग: प्र-, वि-

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

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (they)

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• vana-uddeśam: a region/part of the forest
• vana-uddeśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana + uddeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): वनस्य उद्देशः; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kvacit: somewhere
• kvacit: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• śubhe: O auspicious one / in the auspicious (place)
• śubhe: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (locative address/description)

• kadalī-vana-sañchannam: covered with banana-groves
• kadalī-vana-sañchannam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kadalī + vana + sañchanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): कदलीवनैः सञ्च्छन्नम् (covered with banana-groves); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (vanoddeśam इति)

• phulla-pādapa-śobhite: adorned with blossoming trees
• phulla-pādapa-śobhite: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phulla + pādapa + śobhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: फुल्लैः पादपैः शोभिते (adorned with blossoming trees); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (śubhe/uddeśe)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sacred Groves
• Environmental Description

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a ‘grove’ aesthetic (kadalīvana, flowering trees) that aligns with South Asian sacred-grove imaginaries and environmental valuation in textual traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name is provided; it indicates a localized, auspicious forest pocket.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse supports the cultural ideal of protecting verdant, flowering groves as valued heritage landscapes.