Varaha Purana 218.32: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 32

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बदरीषण्डमाहात्म्यं गुह्यधर्मप्रकीर्तनम् ॥ मन्दारगुह्यमहिमा शालग्रामप्रसंशनम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 218.32

Transliteration

badarīṣaṇḍa-māhātmyaṃ guhyadharma-prakīrtanam || mandāra-guhya-mahimā śālagrāma-praśaṃsanam

Translation

ബദരീ വനത്തിന്റെ മഹിമ, ഗുഹ്യധർമ്മത്തിന്റെ പ്രകീർത്തനം; മന്ദാരത്തിന്റെ രഹസ്യസ്ഥാന മഹിമ, ശാലഗ്രാമത്തിന്റെ പ്രശംസ (പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു)।

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• बदरीषण्डमाहात्म्यम्: the greatness of the Badarī-grove
• बदरीषण्डमाहात्म्यम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी-षण्ड-माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—बदरीषण्डस्य माहात्म्यम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• गुह्यधर्मप्रकीर्तनम्: the proclamation of the secret dharma
• गुह्यधर्मप्रकीर्तनम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्य-धर्म-प्रकीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—गुह्यस्य धर्मस्य प्रकीर्तनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• मन्दारगुह्यमहिमा: the glory of the Mandāra secret (place/teaching)
• मन्दारगुह्यमहिमा: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दार-गुह्य-महिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—मन्दारस्य गुह्यस्य महिमा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शालग्रामप्रसंशनम्: the praise of Śālagrāma
• शालग्रामप्रसंशनम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालग्राम-प्रशंसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—शालग्रामस्य प्रशंसनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sacred Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It catalogues prominent pilgrimage markers (groves, mountains, Śālagrāma) and frames them with guhyadharma, indicating layered audiences: public tīrtha culture and restricted ritual knowledge.

Which geographic location is identified?

Badarī (as a grove/region) and Mandāra are named; Śālagrāma also implies a well-known sacred-geographic complex associated with stone icons, though the verse itself is indexical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse implies that ethical and ritual norms (dharma), including specialized teachings (guhya), are embedded within and transmitted through sacred-place traditions.