Varaha Purana 81.12: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 12

Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa

Pūrva Bhāga · Sacred Geography and Subterranean Realms (Nāga/Vidyādhara Locales)

Devanagari script

पञ्चदशकिन्नराणां गर्विताः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 81.12

Transliteration

pañcadaśakinnarāṇāṁ garvitāḥ

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

किन्नरों के पंद्रह ग्रुप हैं। यह सब अपने आप को बड़ा समझते हैं।

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Word by Word

• pañcadaśa-kinnarāṇām: of the fifteen Kinnaras
• Type: Noun
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः (genitival relation)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Root: pañcadaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + kinnara (प्रातिपदिक)

• garvitāḥ: proud, arrogant
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); भूतकृदन्त/कृत-प्रत्यय (past participial adjective)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Root: garvita (कृदन्त; √garv (धातु) / गर्व (प्रातिपदिक) से)

Sandhi Notes

• पञ्चदशकिन्नराणाम् = पञ्चदश + किन्नराणाम् (द्विगु-समासः)

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Vira rasaSetting: Mythic ethnographic grouping

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Ethical psychology

Subjects

CosmologyGeographyHeritage Sites

Core idea

Garbha/garva (pride) is a notable trait even among exalted non-human beings; Purāṇic catalogues often mark virtues and vices as cosmic patterns.

In practice

Recognize pride as a universal tendency; cultivate humility (amānitva) even amid talent/status, aligning with dharma.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic cataloguing of mythic communities, useful for studying Indic cosmography and cultural imagination in early Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit toponym appears in this fragment; it functions as a descriptive entry within a broader geographic-cosmological survey.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily contributes to a descriptive cosmological register.