Varaha Purana 81.25: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

एकशृङ्गे च पर्वतोत्तमे प्रजापतेः स्थानं चतुर्वक्त्रस्य ब्रह्मणः ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 81.25

Transliteration

ekaśṛṅge ca parvatottame prajāpateḥ sthānaṁ caturvaktrasya brahmaṇaḥ

Translation

एकशृंगा नाम का एक बड़ा पहाड़ है। वहाँ ब्रह्मा का स्थान है। ब्रह्मा के चार मुख हैं, वो प्रजापति हैं।

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Word by Word

• एकशृङ्गे: in/at Ekashṛṅga (one-horned peak/place)
• एकशृङ्गे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative)

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

• पर्वतोत्तमे: on the best mountain
• पर्वतोत्तमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive)

• प्रजापतेः: of Prajāpati
• प्रजापतेः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थानम्: place; abode
• स्थानम्: कर्ता/कर्म (Subject/Object; context-dependent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• चतुर्वक्त्रस्य: of the four-faced (one)
• चतुर्वक्त्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (numeral-determinative)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Puranic Sacred Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies how Purāṇic texts anchor cosmological figures (e.g., Brahmā/Prajāpati) within a mapped landscape, shaping sacred topography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Ekaśṛṅga is named as a mountain; exact correlation with a modern site is uncertain without further contextual identifiers.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes recognition of landscapes as culturally significant locales, supporting careful stewardship of mountains and associated heritage.