Varaha Purana 86.14: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 14

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

बलाहको द्युतिमान् सैव

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 86.14

Transliteration

balāhako dyutimān saiva

Translation

അതേ (പർവ്വതം) ദ്യുതിമാനായ ‘ബലാഹക’ എന്നും പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്.

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Word by Word

• बलाहकः: cloud
• बलाहकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलाहक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• द्युतिमान्: luminous, radiant
• द्युतिमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्युतिमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) बलाहकस्य

• सा: she/that (f.)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Eco-Mythic Toponyms

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The name Balāhaka connects landscape description with atmospheric imagery (‘cloud’), reflecting how environmental phenomena inform Purāṇic toponymy.

Which geographic location is identified?

The same mountain is additionally named Balāhaka.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical command; the verse supports an ecological sensibility by foregrounding atmospheric-water associations through naming.