Varaha Purana 81.74: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

तस्य च मध्यमकूटे विष्ण्वायतनं महादेवस्य ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 81.74

Transliteration

tasya ca madhyama-kūṭe viṣṇv-āyatanaṃ mahādevasya

Translation

उस पहाड़ के बीच वाली चोटी पर विष्णु का मंदिर है। और महादेव का भी मंदिर है वहाँ।

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (mountain/place)
• तस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• मध्यम-कूटे: on the middle peak
• मध्यम-कूटे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhyama + kūṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (‘middle peak’)

• विष्णु-आयतनम्: the shrine/temple of Viṣṇu
• विष्णु-आयतनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu + āyatana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘Viṣṇu’s shrine’)

• महादेवस्य: of Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (‘great god’, i.e., Śiva)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a Purāṇic template where mountain peaks are marked by prominent shrines, indicating how sacred topography is layered onto natural features.

Which geographic location is identified?

A 'madhyama-kūṭa' (central peak) within the Niṣadha-related description; the passage is topographic rather than pinpointing a single modern site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it frames natural elevations as heritage spaces, encouraging reverent stewardship of mountainous environments associated with temples.