Varaha Purana 75.76 — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 76

Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure

Devanagari script

नैकरत्नसमावासे मणितोरणमन्दिरे । मेरोः सर्वेषु पार्श्वेषु समन्तात् परिमण्डले ॥ ७५.७६ ॥

Transliteration

naikaratnasamāvāse maṇitoraṇamandire | meroḥ sarveṣu pārśveṣu samantāt parimaṇḍale || 75.76 ||

Translation

នៅក្នុងទីស្ថានដែលសម្បូរដោយរតនៈជាច្រើនប្រភេទ ក្នុងវិមានដែលតុបតែងដោយទ្វារច្រកមានមណី នៅគ្រប់ជ្រុងជ្រោយនៃភ្នំមេរុ ជុំវិញទាំងមូល ក្នុងលំហរង្វង់មួយ។

Word by Word

• naika-ratna-samāvāse: in the abode of many jewels
• naika-ratna-samāvāse: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: na-eka (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + samāvāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (naikānāṁ ratnānāṁ samāvāsaḥ) । पुल्लिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• maṇi-toraṇa-mandire: in the palace/temple with jeweled gateways
• maṇi-toraṇa-mandire: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + toraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (maṇimaya-toraṇasya mandiram) । नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• meroḥ: of Meru
• meroḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: meru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• sarveṣu: on all
• sarveṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्; पुल्लिङ्गे, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (pārśveṣu इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• pārśveṣu: on the sides/flanks
• pārśveṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• samantāt: from all around / on all sides
• samantāt: Desha (देश/परितः-निर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): सर्वतः/परितः (from all around)

• parimaṇḍale: in the circular region
• parimaṇḍale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parimaṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन (अधिकरणे)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Meru encircled by jeweled habitations functions as the Purāṇic axis-mundi: a ritualized cosmos where divine realms are arranged concentrically, suggesting the world as a consecrated maṇḍala rather than mere terrain.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"The ‘maṇi-toraṇa-mandira’ and ‘parimaṇḍala’ evoke a yajña-maṇḍapa with gateways and circumambient enclosure; Meru stands like a central yūpa/axis around which realms are ordered.","vedantic_connection":"Cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) is presented as a structured manifestation (vyavahāra) around a single stabilizing principle; Meru symbolizes the unshaken support (adhiṣṭhāna) around which names-and-forms are arranged."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmological-ontological","core_concept":"The cosmos is an ordered sacred geography, not random space; divine presence is encoded as structure and symmetry.","practical_application":"Contemplate the world as a dhārmic maṇḍala—cultivate inner steadiness (Meru-like) amid surrounding multiplicity."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Geography","Heritage Sites"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: śānta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic mountain / sacred axis

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 75 (Meru/cosmography sequence)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A circular panorama around Mount Meru: gem-studded dwellings and mansions with jeweled gateways encircling the golden central peak.","item_prompts":["Mount Meru at center","concentric circular expanse","jeweled toranas (gateways)","gem-inlaid palaces","radiant celestial ambiance"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Meru as central golden mountain with concentric jeweled palaces; flat yet ornate composition, saturated reds/greens, delicate white highlights on gems, symmetrical mandala layout.","tanjore_prompt":"Central Meru in relief with heavy gold-leaf halos; gem-like inlays on toranas; concentric framing bands emphasizing ‘parimaṇḍala’.","mysore_prompt":"Refined linework and soft shading; luminous gems on gateways; balanced circular composition around Meru.","pahari_prompt":"Himalayan-style layered landscape with Meru as stylized peak; delicate palaces and toranas arranged in a circular procession, cool atmospheric washes."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic-contemplative","suggested_raga":"Śaṅkarābharaṇam","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"resonant, descriptive, steady"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Puranic Cosmography
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmographic idiom in which Mount Meru is framed as a central axis surrounded by idealized, gem-like architecture—useful for studying how early Sanskrit texts map sacred space through poetic material culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

Mount Meru (Meru) is identified; in scholarship it is generally treated as a mythic-cosmological axis mundi rather than a single empirically fixed mountain, though it is sometimes compared (non-identically) with Himalayan or Central Asian highland imaginaries.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated in this fragment; its primary function is descriptive, contributing to a broader Purāṇic worldview where ordered space and cultural heritage imagery (mandiras, toraṇas) symbolize cosmic harmony.