Varaha Purana 149.69: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 69

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

बहुमत्स्यजलाकीर्णं सर्वतस्तु फलान्वितम् ॥ शिलातलगुहाच्छन्नं सुगन्धिकुसुमैः सह

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.69

Transliteration

bahumatsyajalākīrṇaṃ sarvatas tu phalānvitam || śilātalaguhācchannaṃ sugandhikusumaiḥ saha

Translation

അത് ധാരാളം മത്സ്യങ്ങളാലും ജലത്താലും നിറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു; എല്ലാടവും ഫലസമൃദ്ധമാണ്—ശിലാതലവും ഗുഹകളും കൊണ്ട് മൂടപ്പെട്ടത്, സുഗന്ധപുഷ്പങ്ങളോടുകൂടി।

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Word by Word

• bahu-matsya-jala-ākīrṇam: filled with much water (and) fish
• bahu-matsya-jala-ākīrṇam: Karta (कर्ता) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + matsya (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṝ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: समासान्त विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarvatas: on all sides / everywhere
• sarvatas: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: दिक्कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• tu: but / indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात (particle)

• phala-anvitam: endowed with fruits
• phala-anvitam: Karta (कर्ता) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• śilā-tala-guhā-channam: covered with rocky ground and caves
• śilā-tala-guhā-channam: Karta (कर्ता) — विशेषणरूपेण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śilā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक) + guhā (प्रातिपदिक) + √chad (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: समासान्त विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sugandhi-kusumaiḥ: with fragrant flowers
• sugandhi-kusumaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-gandhi (प्रातिपदिक) + kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय, तृतीयाविभक्त्यर्थसहचर्य

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Aquatic Ecology
• Sacred Landscape
• Purāṇic Natural Description

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a composite eco-topography (aquatic life, fruit-bearing abundance, rocky and cave terrain), valuable for environmental humanities approaches to Sanskrit textual landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit toponym is stated; the verse describes environmental attributes rather than naming a site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

By portraying biodiversity and habitat features as noteworthy, the verse implicitly supports a conservation-minded appreciation of integrated ecosystems.