Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 180

Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration

Devanagari script

देवाभः पर्वतश्चैव तथा वै वालुकागिरिः । क्रौंचः सप्तर्षिशैलश्च धूम्रवर्णश्च पर्वतः

Transliteration

devābhaḥ parvataścaiva tathā vai vālukāgiriḥ | krauṃcaḥ saptarṣiśailaśca dhūmravarṇaśca parvataḥ

Translation

また、デーヴァーバ（Devābha）とヴァールカーギリ（Vālukāgiri）の山々、クラウンチャ（Krauñca）、サプタルシ・シャイラ（Saptarṣi-śaila）、そしてドゥームラヴァルナ（Dhūmravarṇa）と呼ばれる山もある。

Word by Word

• devābhaḥ: Devābha (name of a mountain)
• devābhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• parvataḥ: mountain
• parvataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/सादृश्यार्थ (adverb)

• vai: verily
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय/पादपूरण (particle: 'indeed/verily')

• vālukā-giriḥ: Vālukāgiri (name of a mountain)
• vālukā-giriḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālukā-giri (प्रातिपदिक; वालुका + गिरि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• krauṃcaḥ: Krauñca (name of a mountain)
• krauṃcaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krauṃca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saptarṣi-śailaḥ: Saptarṣiśaila (mountain of the seven sages; name)
• saptarṣi-śailaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta-ṛṣi-śaila (प्रातिपदिक; सप्त + ऋषि + शैल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• dhūmravarṇaḥ: Dhūmravarṇa (the smoke-colored one; name)
• dhūmravarṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūmra-varṇa (प्रातिपदिक; धूम्र + वर्ण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• parvataḥ: mountain
• parvataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative listing within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa; likely continuing a Pulastya–Bhīṣma discourse context, but not explicit in this verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: parvataḥ ca eva → parvataḥ + ca + eva; saptarṣiśailaḥ ca → saptarṣiśailaḥ + ca; dhūmravarṇaḥ ca → dhūmravarṇaḥ + ca.

Characters & Entities

• Devābha (mountain)
• Vālukāgiri (mountain)
• Krauñca (mountain)
• Saptarṣi-śaila (mountain)
• Dhūmravarṇa (mountain)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography described in the Padma Purana?

It functions as a catalog of named mountains, reflecting the Purāṇic habit of mapping the world through sacred and mythic landmarks used in cosmographic descriptions.

How does this verse relate to Bhakti or Vaishnava theology?

Direct Bhakti teaching is not explicit here; the verse is primarily geographic. In the Padma Purana, such cosmographic lists often provide the setting for later discussions of sacred places and devotional practice.

What is the ethical or practical lesson conveyed by this verse?

The verse is informational rather than ethical, emphasizing careful enumeration and transmission of traditional knowledge—an ideal of faithful preservation found throughout Purāṇic literature.