Varaha Purana 81.39: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

पुराणां सहस्रमेकं हेममालिनां मुकुटे पन्नप्रपक्षे पर्वतवरे चत्वार्यायतनानि तु॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 81.39

Transliteration

purāṇāṃ sahasram ekaṃ hemamālināṃ mukuṭe pannaprapakṣe parvatavare catvāry āyatanāni tu

Translation

एक हज़ार एक पुरानी शहरियाँ हैं वहाँ। मुकुट पर, पन्नप्रपक्ष पर, और उस बड़े पर्वत पर चार मंदिर हैं। यह सब हेममाली लोगों के हैं।

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Word by Word

• पुराणाम्: of the cities/fortresses
• पुराणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-शब्दः

• एकम्: one (set)
• एकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् सहस्रम्

• हेम-मालिनाम्: of those adorned with golden garlands
• हेम-मालिनाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम + मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भानुसार), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् पुराणाम्

• मुकुटे: on/at the crown (peak)
• मुकुटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• पन्न-प्रपक्षे: on/at Pannaprapakṣa (a named place/peak)
• पन्न-प्रपक्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्न + प्रपक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• पर्वत-वरे: on the excellent mountain
• पर्वत-वरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम् आयतनानि

• आयतनानि: abodes/shrines/dwelling-places
• आयतनानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Puranic Cosmography
• Sacred Geography
• Textual Criticism (Fragmentary Reading)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It represents a dense catalog entry typical of Purāṇic cosmography; its numerical and toponymic listing is valuable for philological comparison across manuscripts and related Purāṇas.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mukuṭa and Pannaprapakṣa are presented as named peaks/regions within the Meru cosmographic system; modern identifications are not established in mainstream scholarship.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical instruction is conveyed; the verse functions as a descriptive inventory of places and sanctuaries.