Varaha Purana 75.74: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

तेषां निवसनं शुक्लब्रह्मलोकमनिन्दितम् । उपर्युपरि सर्वासां गतिनां परमा गतिः । चतुर्दशसहस्राणि योजनानां तु कीर्तितम् ॥ ७५.७४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 75.74

Transliteration

teṣāṃ nivasanaṃ śuklabrahmalokam aninditam | uparyupari sarvāsāṃ gatīnāṃ paramā gatiḥ | caturdaśasahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ tu kīrtitam || 75.74 ||

Translation

Kediaman mereka digambarkan sebagai Śukla-brahma-loka yang tidak bernoda; ia adalah destinasi tertinggi, semakin tinggi melampaui segala bentuk perjalanan, yakni tujuan paling utama di antara semua jalan. Luasnya disebut berukuran empat belas ribu yojana.

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Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• निवसनम्: dwelling / abode
• निवसनम्: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि + वस् (धातु)
• Form: ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-नाम (action/result noun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (predicate nominative)

• शुक्ल-ब्रह्म-लोकम्: the pure Brahma-world
• शुक्ल-ब्रह्म-लोकम्: विधेय (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शुक्लः ब्रह्मलोकः) — नामविशेषणसमास-प्राय

• अनिन्दितम्: blameless
• अनिन्दितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + निन्दित (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (not blameworthy), ‘निवसनम्/लोकम्’ विशेषण

• उपरि-उपरि: higher and higher / above above
• उपरि-उपरि: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (reduplicated adverb)

• सर्वासाम्: of all
• सर्वासाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘गतिनाम्’ विशेषण

• गतीनाम्: of paths/destinies
• गतीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• परमा: supreme
• परमा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘गतिः’ विशेषण

• गतिः: destination
• गतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चतुर्दश-सहस्राणि: fourteen thousand
• चतुर्दश-सहस्राणि: प्रमाण/संख्या (Measure/Number)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (चतुर्दश सहस्राणि)

• योजनानाम्: of yojanas
• योजनानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• कीर्तितम्: is declared / is stated
• कीर्तितम्: कर्म (Karma/Predicate in passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (it is said/declared)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructor voice in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic cosmography by ranking abodes (lokas) and describing them with both qualitative terms (anindita, “stainless”) and quantitative measures (yojanas), reflecting a traditional encyclopedic style of late-classical Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No terrestrial site is named; the verse identifies a cosmological realm, Śukla-brahma-loka, presented as a supra-worldly abode within the Purāṇic model of the universe.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical hierarchy of goals (gatīnāṃ paramā gatiḥ), implying that human pursuits can be oriented toward progressively higher ends culminating in a ‘supreme destination’.