Varaha Purana 86.22: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 22

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

तत्राग्निर्वसति॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 86.22

Transliteration

tatrāgnir vasati

Translation

Di sana Dewa Agni bersemayam.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अग्निः: fire/Agni
• अग्निः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वसति: dwells/resides
• वसति: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmography
• Vedic Deities in Purāṇas

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates continuity of Vedic deity motifs within Purāṇic cosmography, where places are marked by divine residence.

Which geographic location is identified?

An unspecified place in the described region (contextually within Kūśadvīpa) characterized by Agni’s presence.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it sacralizes the landscape; however, no direct normative ethic is stated in the fragment.