Varaha Purana 215.116: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 116

Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest

Devanagari script

दीप्ततेजोमयशिराः शरीरं च चतुर्मुखम् ॥ शरीरेश इति ख्यातः सर्वत्र भुवनत्रये ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 215.116

Transliteration

dīptatejomayaśirāḥ śarīraṁ ca caturmukham || śarīreśa iti khyātaḥ sarvatra bhuvanatraye ||

Translation

Z głową promieniującą ognistym blaskiem i ciałem o czterech obliczach, jest znany jako Śarīreśa w całych trzech światach.

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Word by Word

• दीप्त-तेजो-मय-शिराः: having heads made of radiant energy
• दीप्त-तेजो-मय-शिराः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक) + शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive: 'whose heads are made of radiant splendor'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• चतुर्-मुखम्: four-faced
• चतुर्-मुखम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical: 'four-faced'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; शरीरम् इति विशेषण

• शरीर-ईशः: Śarīreśa (Lord of the body)
• शरीर-ईशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'lord of the body'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थ (quotative particle)

• ख्यातः: is known / is called
• ख्यातः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'renowned/called'

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: 'everywhere')

• भुवन-त्रये: in the three worlds
• भुवन-त्रये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical: 'three worlds'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Iconography
• Sacred Geography

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What is the historical significance of this verse?

Such descriptive lines preserve iconographic memory that can correlate with temple traditions, local cult titles, and the naming of tīrthas or shrines.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit place-name appears in this verse; it likely pertains to a shrine-context within the chapter’s tīrtha geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It underscores the cultural practice of recognizing and naming sacred presences linked to place, supporting continuity of heritage knowledge.