Varaha Purana 81.36: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

कुमुदे किन्नरावासः॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 81.36

Transliteration

kumude kinnarāvāsaḥ

Translation

कुमुद नाम की चोटी पर किन्नर लोग रहते हैं। यह उनका घर है।

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Word by Word

• कुमुदे: at Kumuda
• कुमुदे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• किन्नरावासः: the abode of the Kinnaras
• किन्नरावासः: विधेय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर + आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (किन्नराणाम् आवासः = ‘dwelling of the Kinnaras’)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Puranic Cosmography
• Mythic Ethnography
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It contributes to the Purāṇic schema of inhabited regions, where semi-divine communities are assigned fixed locales in the cosmic landscape.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kumuda is a named peak within Meru-centered cosmography; it is typically treated as part of mythic geography rather than a confirmed terrestrial site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical principle is articulated; the verse is topographical.