Varaha Purana 148.52: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 52

The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline

Devanagari script

सुगुह्यं पूर्वपार्श्वेन मम क्षेत्रस्य सुन्दरि ॥ अदूरतस्त्रिक्रोशेन परिमाणं विधीयते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 148.52

Transliteration

suguhyaṁ pūrvapārśvena mama kṣetrasya sundari || adūratas trikrośena parimāṇaṁ vidhīyate ||

Translation

ഹേ സുന്ദരി, എന്റെ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിന്റെ കിഴക്കുഭാഗത്ത് അത്യന്തം ഗുഹ്യമായൊരു സ്ഥലം ഉണ്ട്; അതു ദൂരമല്ല, അതിന്റെ പരിധി മൂന്നു ക്രോശമായി നിശ്ചയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• सुगुह्यम्: very secret
• सुगुह्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सु- उपसर्गसदृश उपपद (very)

• पूर्वपार्श्वेन: by/along the eastern side
• पूर्वपार्श्वेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषप्रायः (पूर्वं पार्श्वम्)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षेत्रस्य: of the sacred field/area
• क्षेत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुन्दरि: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (vocative sg)

• अदूरतः: not far (from)
• अदूरतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अदूरतः (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (not far/nearby)

• त्रिक्रोशेन: by three krośas (a measure)
• त्रिक्रोशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + क्रोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः क्रोशाः)

• परिमाणम्: measurement/extent
• परिमाणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विधीयते: is prescribed/laid down
• विधीयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides measurable spatial data (krośa) embedded in narrative, supporting digital humanities efforts to model Purāṇic pilgrimage geographies.

Which geographic location is identified?

A ‘very secret’ site on the eastern side of Varāha’s kṣetra, with an extent described as three krośas; the specific toponym is not included in this verse alone.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The language of secrecy (suguhya) suggests guarded transmission and careful stewardship of culturally sensitive heritage locations.