Varaha Purana 75.57: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

स पर्वतो महादिव्यो दिव्यौषधिसमन्वितः । सवैनैरावृतः सर्वो जातरूपमयैः शुभैः ॥ ७५.५७ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 75.57

Transliteration

sa parvato mahādivyo divyauṣadhi-samanvitaḥ | sa-vainair āvṛtaḥ sarvo jātarūpa-mayaiḥ śubhaiḥ || 75.57 ||

Translation

Gunung itu amat mahadewata dan bercahaya laksana samawi, dipenuhi herba ubatan yang ilahi; dan seluruhnya diselubungi oleh ciri-ciri bertuah yang diperbuat daripada jātārūpa (emas) yang suci.

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Word by Word

• सः: he/that (mountain)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पर्वतः: mountain
• पर्वतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महादिव्यः: very divine, greatly splendid
• महादिव्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of पर्वतः)

• दिव्यौषधि-समन्वितः: endowed with divine herbs
• दिव्यौषधि-समन्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य + औषधि + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण; अर्थः: 'endowed with divine herbs'

• स: that (same)
• स: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वैनैः: by the Vainas (a class of beings/attendants)
• वैनैः: Karana (करण/Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• आवृतः: covered, surrounded
• आवृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate—state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि अर्थः: 'covered/surrounded'

• सर्वः: entire, wholly
• सर्वः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of सः/पर्वतः)

• जातरूप-मयैः: with (things) made of gold
• जातरूप-मयैः: Karana (करण/Instrument—material/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातरूप + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण; अर्थः: 'made of gold'

• शुभैः: auspicious, splendid
• शुभैः: Karana (करण/Instrument—descriptive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of जातरूप-मयैः)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Narratives

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic descriptive geography, where landscapes are portrayed with idealized attributes (divine herbs, gold-like radiance) to convey cultural memory, sacralized space, and the literary aesthetics of cosmographic narration.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse refers generically to 'that mountain' without naming it in this excerpt; identification depends on surrounding verses in Adhyāya 75 that typically specify the mountain’s name and its placement within the Purāṇic map.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

While not a direct injunction, the emphasis on divyauṣadhi (medicinal flora) supports a philosophical theme of valuing life-sustaining natural resources and viewing the environment as a protected cultural heritage within the narrative world.