Varaha Purana 81.28: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

चतुराशीत्यपरपुर्यो महाप्राकारतोरणाः ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 81.28

Transliteration

caturāśītyaparapuryo mahāprākāratoraṇāḥ

Translation

वहाँ चासी और सिटीज़ हैं। सबके बड़े-बड़े दीवारें और दरवाज़े हैं।

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Word by Word

• चतुराशीतिः: eighty-four
• चतुराशीतिः: विशेषण-भाव (Qualifier/संख्या-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुराशीति (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• अपर-पुर्यः: other cities
• अपर-पुर्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर + पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारयः ('other cities')

• महाप्राकार-तोरणाः: with great ramparts and gateways
• महाप्राकार-तोरणाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Adjective of 'पुर्यः')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + प्राकार + तोरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः (determinative: 'having great ramparts and gateways')

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Urban Heritage
• Puranic Catalogues

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves an idealized picture of fortified urbanism (walls and gateways) and uses enumeration to convey scale within a sacred-geographic register.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single city is named here; the verse indicates a regional cluster of 'eighty-four' cities described by architectural features.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse supports heritage valuation by emphasizing built forms (ramparts, gateways) as noteworthy features worthy of remembrance and documentation.