Varaha Purana 81.50: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

कैलासस्य तटे योजनशतमायामवस्तृतं भुवनमालाभिव्याप्तम्।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 81.50

Transliteration

kailāsasya taṭe yojanaśatam āyāmavastṛtaṃ bhuvanamālābhivyāptam |

Translation

कैलाश के निचले हिस्से में एक जगह है। यह सौ योजन लंबी है। वहाँ दुनिया की एक माला जैसी बस्ती है।

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Word by Word

• kailāsasya: of Kailāsa
• kailāsasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• taṭe: on the bank/slope
• taṭe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Neuter, Locative, Singular

• yojana-śatam: a hundred yojanas
• yojana-śatam: Parimana (परिमाण/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• āyāma-vastṛtam: extended in length
• āyāma-vastṛtam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyāma (प्रातिपदिक) + vastṛta (कृदन्त; intended ‘vistṛta’, from √stṛ/√vṛt in sense ‘extended’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied ‘sthānam/bhūmiḥ’); समासः तत्पुरुष: ‘āyāmena vastṛtam/vistṛtam’

• bhuvana-mālā-abhivyāptam: pervaded by the garland of worlds
• bhuvana-mālā-abhivyāptam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक) + mālā (प्रातिपदिक) + abhivyāpta (कृदन्त, √vyāp ‘व्याप्’ with abhi-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; विशेषणम्; समासः तत्पुरुष: ‘bhuvanamālāyā abhivyāptam’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Cosmography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies the Purāṇic practice of scaling sacred landscapes with large measures and cosmological metaphors (bhuvanamālā).

Which geographic location is identified?

The taṭa (slope/side) of Kailāsa, described as an extended region with a cosmological ‘garland’ of abodes.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it elevates the landscape as a structured, meaningful environment—supporting mindful engagement with culturally significant terrain.