Varaha Purana 76.3: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 3

Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities

Devanagari script

तस्याप्युत्तरपूर्वे तु देशे परमवर्चसे । आलोकजनसंपूर्णा विमानशतसंकुला ॥ ७६.३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 76.3

Transliteration

tasyāpy uttarapūrve tu deśe paramavarcasi | ālokajanasaṃpūrṇā vimānaśatasaṃkulā || 76.3 ||

Translation

そしてその北東の地には、至上の光輝に満ちた国土があり、光明の民で満ち、数百のヴィマーナ（天上の乗り物／空中宮殿）がひしめいている。

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Word by Word

• tasya: of him/its
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• uttarapūrve: in the north-east
• uttarapūrve: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन); direction-locative ‘in the northern and eastern (quarter)’

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (निपात)

• deśe: in a region/place
• deśe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• paramavarcasi: of supreme splendor
• paramavarcasi: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama + varcas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with deśe

• āloka-jana-saṃpūrṇā: filled with radiant people
• āloka-jana-saṃpūrṇā: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āloka + jana + saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective (to implied purī/nagarī)

• vimāna-śata-saṃkulā: crowded with hundreds of aerial cars
• vimāna-śata-saṃkulā: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimāna + śata + saṃkula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Geography
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Mythic Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic sacred-geographical cataloguing, where regions are described through radiance, population imagery, and extraordinary architecture/vehicles, reflecting a literary mode of mapping cultural landscapes rather than a modern survey.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse specifies only a directional locus—“uttarapūrva” (north-east) of a previously mentioned place—without naming a specific toponym in this fragment; identification depends on adjoining verses in Adhyāya 76.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction appears in this line; its function is descriptive, contributing to a broader Purāṇic portrayal of valued landscapes and culturally significant locales.