Varaha Purana 79.22: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 22

Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove

Devanagari script

महाबलैर्महासारैः स्थिरैरविचलैः शुभैः । महदञ्जनसंस्थानैः परिवृत्तैर्महाफलैः ॥ ७९.२२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 79.22

Transliteration

mahābalair mahāsāraiḥ sthirair avicalaiḥ śubhaiḥ | mahadañjanasaṁsthānaiḥ parivṛttair mahāphalaiḥ || 79.22 ||

Translation

यह पहाड़े बहुत ताकतवर हैं। इतने मज़बूत कि हिलते नहीं हैं। काले रंग के हैं जैसे काला अंजन। गोल-गोल हैं और ऊपर बड़े फल भी हैं।

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Word by Word

• महाबलैः: with great strength / very strong
• महाबलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक; महत्+बल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental plural; विशेषण

• महासारैः: with great essence/solidity
• महासारैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महासार (प्रातिपदिक; महत्+सार)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental plural; विशेषण

• स्थिरैः: with firm (ones)
• स्थिरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental plural; विशेषण

• अविचलैः: with unmoving (ones)
• अविचलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविचल (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + विचल)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental plural; विशेषण

• शुभैः: with auspicious (ones)
• शुभैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental plural; विशेषण

• महत्-अञ्जन-संस्थानैः: with large collyrium-like formations/structures
• महत्-अञ्जन-संस्थानैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्-अञ्जन-संस्थान (प्रातिपदिक; महत्+अञ्जन+संस्थान)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental plural; (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रधान) समास; विशेषण

• परिवृत्तैः: with rounded/encircled (ones)
• परिवृत्तैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि√वृत् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle), पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental plural; विशेषण

• महाफलैः: with great fruits / large-fruited
• महाफलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाफल (प्रातिपदिक; महत्+फल)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental plural; विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Narratives

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic topographic description—using fixed epithets (strength, stability, auspiciousness, fruitfulness) to characterize landscapes (often mountains/forests) within the Varāha Purāṇa’s broader Earth-centered narrative.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is present in this isolated verse; it functions as a descriptive unit likely applied to a broader geographic feature (e.g., mountains or wooded regions) described in the surrounding passage.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse values stable, life-supporting environments—highlighting fertility (mahāphalaiḥ) and auspicious natural features—supporting a cultural-heritage framing of landscapes as worthy of care and preservation.