Varaha Purana 76.14 — Adhyaya 76, Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

तस्योत्तरपुटे रम्या गुह्यकाधिपतेः पुरी । नाम्ना महोदया नाम शुभा वैदूर्यवेदिका ॥ ७६.१४ ॥

Transliteration

tasyottarapuṭe ramyā guhyakādhipateḥ purī | nāmnā mahodayā nāma śubhā vaidūryavedikā || 76.14 ||

Translation

នៅជាយខាងជើងនៃទីក្រុងនោះ មានទីក្រុងដ៏រីករាយមួយ ជាកម្មសិទ្ធិរបស់អធិរាជនៃគុហ្យកៈ; វាមាននាមថា «មហោទយា» ជាទីក្រុងមង្គល ហើយមានវេទិកា/ជាន់បូជាធ្វើពីកែវវៃឌូរ្យៈ។

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that; its
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुं/नपुंसक (m/n), षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (singular)

• उत्तर-पुटे: in the northern fold/section
• उत्तर-पुटे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• रम्या: beautiful; delightful
• रम्या: विशेषण (Adjectival to ‘पुरी’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• गुह्यक-अधिपतेः: of the lord of the Guhyakas
• गुह्यक-अधिपतेः: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्यक (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• पुरी: a city
• पुरी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/प्रकारे (instrumental of manner: ‘by name’)

• महोदया: Mahodayā (name)
• महोदया: सम्बोधन/नाम (Appositive naming)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (Naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक निपात

• शुभा: auspicious; splendid
• शुभा: विशेषण (Adjectival to ‘पुरी’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वैदूर्य-वेदिका: having a vaidūrya (cat’s-eye gem) platform/altar
• वैदूर्य-वेदिका: विशेषण (Adjectival to ‘पुरी’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (city described as having a vaidūrya-platform/altar)

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"sacred-geography/cosmology","core_concept":"The cosmos is articulated as graded, inhabited realms with distinct presiding beings and sanctified architecture.","practical_application":"Contemplate cosmic order (loka-vyavasthā) and the sanctity of place; use such descriptions as aids for dhyāna and for interpreting tīrtha-māhātmyas."}

Subject Matter

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

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial/otherworldly city within purāṇic sacred geography

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 76.76 (enclosure-wise city listings around the cosmographic region)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A radiant northern-side city labeled Mahodayā, with turquoise/vaidūrya-like gem platforms, guarded by Guhyakas in a luminous, otherworldly landscape.","item_prompts":["city gates with gem inlay","vaidūrya (cat’s-eye/turquoise) platforms/altars","Guhyaka attendants/guardians","northern orientation cues (polar star/icy light)","aerial/celestial ambiance"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Depict Mahodayā as a jewel-toned purī with stylized architecture and flat, ornate patterning; Guhyakas as yakṣa-like guardians; emphasize vaidūrya greens/blues and sacred vedikās.","tanjore_prompt":"Centralize the gem-vedikā with heavy gold-leaf ornament on city towers; embed turquoise accents; include symmetrical guardians flanking the entrance.","mysore_prompt":"Refined palace-city with delicate linework and soft gradients; highlight the sheen of vaidūrya platforms and calm celestial lighting.","pahari_prompt":"Mountain-valley celestial city with crisp outlines and cool palette; small yakṣa-guardians and sparkling gem terraces under a pale northern sky."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"wonder-filled, descriptive","suggested_raga":"Vasantā (or a bright pentatonic like Mohanam for clarity)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, चित्र-वर्णन (pictorial) and steady"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic toponym (Mahodayā) and frames it within sacred-geographic narration, reflecting how early Sanskrit literature mapped cultural memory onto named cities and landmark features.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse names a city called Mahodayā on the 'northern side' of a previously mentioned reference point; without the immediately preceding verses, a secure modern identification cannot be confirmed from this fragment alone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The fragment is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical function is to situate human and semi-divine habitations within a sacralized landscape, reinforcing cultural attention to place, memory, and stewardship of notable sites.