Varaha Purana 75.14: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 14

Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure

Devanagari script

नानावर्णस्तु पार्श्वेषु प्रजापतिगुणान्वितः । नाभिमण्डलसम्भूतो ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः ॥ ७५.१४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 75.14

Transliteration

nānāvarṇas tu pārśveṣu prajāpatiguṇānvitaḥ | nābhimaṇḍalasaṃbhūto brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ || 75.14 ||

Translation

इसके चारों तरफ अलग-अलग रंग हैं। यह प्रजापति के गुण वाला है। यह ब्रह्मा की नाभि से निकला है। ब्रह्मा सबसे बड़े हैं।

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Word by Word

• नानावर्णः: variegated/many-colored
• नानावर्णः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (नानावर्णः = of various colors)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• पार्श्वेषु: on the sides/flanks
• पार्श्वेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) विभक्ति, बहुवचन; locative

• प्रजापतिगुणान्वितः: endowed with Prajāpati’s qualities
• प्रजापतिगुणान्वितः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजापति + गुण + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (प्रजापतेः गुणैः अन्वितः = endowed with Prajāpati’s qualities)

• नाभिमण्डलसम्भूतः: born from the navel-lotus/central navel region
• नाभिमण्डलसम्भूतः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाभि + मण्डल + सम्भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नाभिमण्डलात् सम्भूतः = arisen from the navel-region)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध) विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive

• परमेष्ठिनः: of the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• परमेष्ठिनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध) विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive; epithet of Brahmā

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaishnavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic creation motif in which beings associated with progenitorship (Prajāpati-functions) are described as originating from Brahmā, using the symbolic image of emergence from the navel-region—an element widely attested across Purāṇic and Itihāsa literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and genealogical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not state a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical focus is on cosmological origins and the attribution of generative qualities (Prajāpati-guṇas) within a structured account of creation.