Varaha Purana 55.9: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 9

Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha

Devanagari script

काञ्चनाङ्गां च पातालकुलपर्वतसंयुताम् । भूमिन्यासविधानेन स्थापयेत् तां हरेः पुरः ॥ ५५.९ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 55.9

Transliteration

kāñcanāṅgāṃ ca pātālakulaparvatasaṃyutām | bhūminyāsavidhānena sthāpayet tāṃ hareḥ puraḥ || 55.9 ||

Translation

Dan hendaklah dipasang bentuk itu—beranggota emas serta berkaitan dengan gugusan gunung-keturunan di Pātāla—menurut kaedah susun-atur tanah (bhūmi-nyāsa), dengan menempatkannya di hadapan Hari.

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Word by Word

• kāñcana-aṅgām: golden-bodied (figure)
• kāñcana-aṅgām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāñcana + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'golden-limbed' (kāñcanāni aṅgāni yasyāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• pātāla-kula-parvata-saṃyutām: endowed with the netherworlds, continents/regions, and mountains
• pātāla-kula-parvata-saṃyutām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pātāla + kula + parvata + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'endowed with pātāla, kulas, and mountains'

• bhūmi-nyāsa-vidhānena: by the method of bhūmi-nyāsa (ritual layout)
• bhūmi-nyāsa-vidhānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi + nyāsa + vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instr), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'by the procedure of placing/marking the earth (diagram)'

• sthāpayet: should establish/place
• sthāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिजन्त: 'should cause to be placed/established'

• tām: that (figure)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen), एकवचन

• puraḥ: in front (of)
• puraḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: 'in front of')

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogic frame; instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Temple Ritual Manuals
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic-era integration of ritual procedure (installation and spatial layout) with cosmological vocabulary, indicating how textual traditions informed temple and domestic consecration practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single terrestrial site-name is specified; the verse references pātāla (the netherworld) and mountains as a cosmographic motif rather than a pinpointed historical location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes procedural correctness and careful placement—an ethic of disciplined stewardship of sacred space and material culture through prescribed methods (vidhi).