Varaha Purana 81.77: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

प्रभेदकस्य पश्चिमेन देवदानवसिद्धादीनां पुराणि ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 81.77

Transliteration

prabhedakasya paścimena deva-dānava-siddha-ādīnāṃ purāṇi

Translation

प्रभेदक के वेस्ट साइड में देवताओं और दानवों और सिद्धों के पुराने शहर हैं।

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Word by Word

• prabhedakasya: of Prabhedaka
• prabhedakasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhedaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• paścimena: to the west (by the western side)
• paścimena: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially with sense 'to the west of'

• deva-dānava-siddha-ādīnām: of the gods, demons, siddhas, and others
• deva-dānava-siddha-ādīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + dānava + siddha + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); samāhāra/itaretara-dvandva list with ādi-suffix meaning 'and others'

• purāṇi: ancient cities/fortresses
• purāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Mytho-Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts layer cosmological populations onto mapped directions, producing a hybrid of geography and mythic ethnography.

Which geographic location is identified?

A western zone relative to a place called Prabhedaka; without broader context, Prabhedaka remains an internal toponym of the text.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical instruction; the function is classificatory—organizing space and communities within a traditional knowledge framework.