Varaha Purana 77.8: Adhyaya 77, Shloka 8

Measurements of Mount Meru, the Boundary Mountains, and the Four Directional Great Trees

Devanagari script

मनःशिलादरीभिश्च सुवर्णमणिचित्रिताः । अनेकसिद्धभवनैः क्रीडास्थानैश्च सुप्रभाः ॥ ७७.८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 77.8

Transliteration

manaḥśilādarībhiś ca suvarṇamaṇicitritāḥ | anekasiddhabhavanaiḥ krīḍāsthānaiś ca suprabhāḥ || 77.8 ||

Translation

Dan ia dihiasi dengan lurah-lurah manahśilā (orpiment merah), beraneka warna dengan emas dan permata; dengan banyak kediaman para Siddha serta taman-taman permainan, ia bersinar dengan cahaya yang gemilang.

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Word by Word

• manaḥśilā: realgar (manaḥśilā)
• manaḥśilā: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manaḥśilā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), stem as compound member

• darībhiḥ: by/with ravines/caves
• darībhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: manaḥśilā-darī = 'realgar-caves/ravines'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• suvarṇa: gold
• suvarṇa: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), stem as compound member

• maṇi: gem
• maṇi: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), stem as compound member

• citritāḥ: decorated/variegated
• citritāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: citrita (कृदन्त; √citr चित्र्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: suvarṇa-maṇi-citrita = 'adorned with gold and gems'

• aneka: many
• aneka: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adjective (विशेषण), stem as compound member

• siddha: siddha (perfected being)
• siddha: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), stem as compound member

• bhavanaiḥ: by/with mansions/dwellings
• bhavanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: aneka-siddha-bhavana = 'dwellings of many siddhas'

• krīḍā: play/sport
• krīḍā: Samāsa-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), stem as compound member

• sthānaiḥ: by/with places
• sthānaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: krīḍā-sthāna = 'playgrounds/sporting places'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• suprabhāḥ: very radiant/beautifully shining
• suprabhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता) / Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suprabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sacred Geography
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary mode: cataloguing luminous landscapes and extraordinary habitations to frame sacred geography and cosmological space in aesthetically vivid terms.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is supplied in this fragment; it appears to be part of a broader descriptive passage. A firm modern identification is not possible without adjacent verses naming the site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical emphasis lies in portraying a harmonized, richly adorned environment associated with accomplished beings, reinforcing cultural valuation of landscape as a heritage setting.