Varaha Purana 86.25: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 25

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

तस्यापरेणाम्बिकेयः स च विभ्राजसो भण्यते॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 86.25

Transliteration

tasyāpareṇāmbikeyaḥ sa ca vibhrājaso bhaṇyate

Translation

അതിന്റെ അപ്പുറത്ത് ‘അംബികേയ’; അതേത് ‘വിഭ്രാജസ’ എന്നും പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of that / beyond that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• अपरेण: further / beyond
• अपरेण: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative sense via adverbial instrumental)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; used adverbially ‘further/beyond’

• अम्बिकेयः: Ambikeya (name)
• अम्बिकेयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; patronymic/derivative ‘son/descendant of Ambikā’ used as proper name

• सः: he / that one
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• विभ्राजसः: Vibhrājasa (name)
• विभ्राजसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभ्राजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; proper name (variant reading possible)

• भण्यते: is said / is called
• भण्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भण् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, seeking structure/clarity","key_question":"How are the mountains and varṣa-divisions arranged in Kūśadvīpa, and why do they bear double names?"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"taxonomy / epistemology of naming","core_concept":"Names are conventional markers (saṃjñā) that can be multiple for one referent; classification (bheda) organizes vast cosmological data.","practical_application":"Approach Purāṇic cosmology as a structured schema: identify the organizing rule (here, double naming) before counting entities."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Geography","Cosmology"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: dvīpa with varṣa-divisions

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 86 (Kūśadvīpa description; mountain list leading into varṣa-bheda)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A schematic cosmographic tableau: Kūśadvīpa shown with mountains placed and varṣa regions demarcated, annotated with paired names.","item_prompts":["concentric island diagram labeled 'Kūśadvīpa'","mountain chain icons","regional partitions (varṣas)","paired-name labels on features","Varāha teaching Bhu-devī"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: ornate circular cosmogram of dvīpas; highlighted Kūśadvīpa with partition lines; Varāha and Bhu-devī at the margin as narrators.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central deity figures with gold leaf; below them a jewel-like cosmographic mandala with dual-name inscriptions.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clean, courtly illustration of a cosmographic chart with careful calligraphy for dvī-nāma-saṃjñā.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: stylized map-as-landscape—bands of terrain with labeled regions; intimate dialogue framing."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"expository, organizing","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇ (for expansive, clarifying tone)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"didactic, slightly emphatic on technical terms (dvīpa, varṣa, dvī-nāma)"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmography
• Toponymy

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It continues the Purāṇic practice of recording variant names, valuable for textual criticism and comparative Purāṇa studies.

Which geographic location is identified?

A feature (likely a mountain) in Kūśadvīpa known as Ambikeya/Vibhrājasa.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical teaching is present in this naming statement.