Varaha Purana 81.24: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

पुराणि वसुसप्तर्षीणां चेति ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 81.24

Transliteration

purāṇi vasusaptarṣīṇāṁ ceti

Translation

वहाँ पुराने शहर हैं। वसु लोग और सात रिशि, यह सब वहाँ के हैं।

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Word by Word

• पुराणि: ancient (things); Purāṇas
• पुराणि: कर्म/कर्ता (Object/Subject; context-dependent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वसुसप्तर्षीणाम्: of the Vasus and the Seven Sages
• वसुसप्तर्षीणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु + सप्तऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इति: thus; so
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative/particle marking end of statement)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Puranic Catalogues

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a memory of 'ancient places' tied to archetypal figures (Vasus, Saptarṣis), a common Purāṇic technique for encoding cultural geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single modern location is specified; the verse refers generally to 'ancient places' connected with the Vasus and Saptarṣis.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

By naming sites as 'ancient' and associating them with revered figures, the verse encourages a heritage-oriented respect for longstanding cultural landscapes.