Varaha Purana 75.49: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

तत् तस्य लोकपद्मस्य विस्तारं सिद्धभाषितम् । वर्ण्यमानं विभागेन क्रमशः शृणुत द्विजाः ॥ ७५.४९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 75.49

Transliteration

tat tasya lokapadmasya vistāraṁ siddhabhāṣitam | varṇyamānaṁ vibhāgena kramaśaḥ śṛṇuta dvijāḥ || 75.49 ||

Translation

ഹേ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ! സിദ്ധന്മാരുടെ വചനത്തിൽ വർണ്ണിക്കപ്പെട്ട ആ ‘ലോക-പദ്മ’ത്തിന്റെ വ്യാപ്തി വിഭാഗങ്ങളായി, ക്രമമായി, ഇപ്പോൾ ശ്രവിക്കുവിൻ.

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Word by Word

• tat: that (this)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); refers to the following object

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• loka-padmasya: of the world-lotus
• loka-padmasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (world-lotus); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vistāram: extent, expansion
• vistāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• siddha-bhāṣitam: spoken by the Siddhas / authoritative
• siddha-bhāṣitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāṣita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (spoken by the Siddhas / established utterance); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies vistāram

• varṇyamānam: being described
• varṇyamānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √varṇ (धातु) + śānac (शानच्)
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्-कृदन्त, कर्मणि); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies vistāram

• vibhāgena: by divisions, systematically
• vibhāgena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial instrumental

• kramaśaḥ: in order, sequentially
• kramaśaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kramaśaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• śṛṇuta: listen (you all)
• śṛṇuta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada

• dvijāḥ: O twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/आमन्त्रण), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Ancient Geography
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals a structured cosmographical exposition (kramaśaḥ, vibhāgena), reflecting Purāṇic encyclopedic style and the use of authoritative attribution (siddhabhāṣitam) to frame traditional knowledge transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial location is named in this verse; it introduces a cosmological schema termed lokapadma (“world-lotus”), preparing for subsequent sectional descriptions.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes disciplined learning—listening in order and by clear divisions—presented as a scholarly method rather than a prescriptive moral command.