Varaha Purana 79.24: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 24

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Sacred Geography and Cosmography (Tīrtha/Deva-śaila Descriptions)

Devanagari script

ऐरावतस्य रुद्रस्य देवशैलस्य चान्तरे । सहस्रयोजनायामा शतयोजनविस्तृता ॥ ७९.२४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 79.24

Transliteration

airāvatasya rudrasya devaśailasya cāntare | sahasrayojanāyāmā śatayojanavistṛtā || 79.24 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

ऐरावत, रुद्र और देवशैल पहाड़ के बीच यह स्थान है। लंबाई में हज़ार योजन है और चौड़ाई में सौ योजन है।

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Word by Word

• ऐरावतस्य: of Airāvata
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; genitive singular
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: ऐरावत (प्रातिपदिक)

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; genitive singular
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• देव-शैलस्य: of the divine mountain
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; genitive singular; समास
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: देवशैल (प्रातिपदिक; देव+शैल)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• अन्तरे: in the interior/between
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; locative singular
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)

• सहस्र-योजन-आयामा: having a length of a thousand yojanas
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास; विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: सहस्र-योजन-आयाम (प्रातिपदिक; सहस्र+योजन+आयाम)

• शत-योजन-विस्तृता: having a breadth of a hundred yojanas
• Type: Adjective
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास; विशेषण
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: शत-योजन-विस्तृत (प्रातिपदिक; शत+योजन+विस्तृत)

Sandhi Notes

• चान्तरे → च अन्तरे
• सहस्रयोजनायामा → सहस्र-योजन-आयामा
• शतयोजनविस्तृता → शत-योजन-विस्तृता

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Path

Order And Measure

Subjects

GeographyCosmologyHeritage Sites

Core idea

Cosmos is intelligible through relational placement (between named divine markers) and proportion (length/breadth), reflecting a dhārmic order.

In practice

Cultivate ‘map-like’ contemplation: see life as structured by boundaries and proportions; practice discipline (niyama) to keep one’s inner world ‘measured’.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmography
• Ancient Geography
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic cosmography, using named landmarks and yojana-based dimensions to map sacred/legendary space in a quasi-geographical register.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers to a region described as lying ‘between’ Airāvata, Rudra, and Devaśaila; these are best treated as Purāṇic toponyms/landmarks rather than securely identifiable modern locations without additional contextual verses.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical injunction appears in this line; its primary function is descriptive, contributing to a broader sacred-geographical and cosmological mapping.