Varaha Purana 75.68: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्रह्मसभा रम्या ब्रह्मर्षिजनसंकुला । नाम्ना मनोव्रती नाम सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुता ॥ ७५.६८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 75.68

Transliteration

tatra brahmasabhā ramyā brahmarṣijanasaṃkulā | nāmnā manovratī nāma sarvalokeṣu viśrutā || 75.68 ||

Translation

वहाँ ब्रह्मा की सभा है, बहुत अच्छी है। ब्रह्मरिशि लोग भरे हैं वहाँ। सब जगह इसका नाम मनोव्रती है। लोग जानते हैं इसे।

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (स्थानवाचक)

• brahmasabhā: the assembly of Brahmā
• brahmasabhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + sabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (समास): brahma-sabhā ‘Brahmā’s assembly’; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• ramyā: delightful/beautiful
• ramyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahmarṣi-jana-saṃkulā: filled with Brahmarṣi sages
• brahmarṣi-jana-saṃkulā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahmarṣi + jana + saṃkula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (समास): brahmarṣi-jana-saṃkula ‘crowded with Brahmarṣi-sages’; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāmnā: by name
• nāmnā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘by name’ idiom

• manovratī: Manovratī (name)
• manovratī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas + vratin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (समास): manas-vratin ‘one whose vow is (of) mind’; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle indicating naming (नाम-प्रयोग)

• sarvalokeṣu: in all worlds
• sarvalokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (समास): sarva-loka ‘all worlds’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• viśrutā: renowned
• viśrutā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√śru (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaishnavism
• Mythic Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary motif: the depiction of divine or cosmic “assemblies” (sabhā) populated by revered seers, reflecting how Purāṇas map authority and knowledge onto mythic spaces.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial location is specified in this verse; the setting is described as Brahmā’s assembly-hall named Manovratī, a cosmological (mythic) locale rather than a clearly mappable site in the excerpt.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not state an explicit ethical rule; its philosophical emphasis is on the cultural ideal of a learned assembly—an ordered space where authoritative sages (brahmarṣis) gather, implying the value of disciplined knowledge and counsel.