Varaha Purana 76.2: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 2

Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities

Pūrva Bhāga · Sacred Geography and Celestial Cities (Amarāvatī/Deva-pura descriptions)

Devanagari script

तत्र सर्वामरपुरं चक्रवातसमुद्धतम् । दुर्धर्षं बलदृप्तानां देवदानवरक्षसाम् । तत्र जाम्बूनदमयः सुप्राकारः सुतोरणः ॥ ७६.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 76.2

Transliteration

tatra sarvāmara-puraṁ cakravāta-samuddhatam | durdharṣaṁ bala-dṛptānāṁ deva-dānava-rakṣasām | tatra jāmbūnada-mayaḥ suprākāraḥ sutoraṇaḥ || 76.2 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Tam stało miasto wszystkich nieśmiertelnych, jakby wyniesione przez wir powietrzny, nie do zdobycia nawet dla bogów, dānavów i rākṣasów upojonych siłą. Tam jego wspaniała rampa była zrobiona ze złota Jāmbūnada i zaopatrzona w piękne bramy.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb) देशवाचक (locative adverb)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)

• सर्वामरपुरम्: the city of all the gods
• Type: Noun
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वेषाम् अमराणाम् पुरम्’ (city of all immortals)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Root: सर्व + अमर + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)

• चक्रवातसमुद्धतम्: raised/agitated by a whirlwind
• Type: Adjective
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle) ‘समुद्धत’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘चक्रवातेन समुद्धतम्’ (uplifted/agitated by whirlwind)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: चक्रवात + सम् + उद् + हन्/हद्? (धातु)

• दुर्धर्षम्: unassailable
• Type: Adjective
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘पुरम्’)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: दुर्धर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• बलदृप्तानाम्: of those intoxicated with strength
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘बलेन दृप्तानाम्’ (proud because of strength)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Root: बल + दृप्त (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवदानवरक्षसाम्: of gods, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (देवाश्च दानवाश्च राक्षसाश्च)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Root: देव + दानव + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)

• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)

• जाम्बूनदमयः: made of Jāmbūnada gold
• Type: Adjective
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘जाम्बूनदेन मयः’ (made of Jāmbūnada-gold)
• Role: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Root: जाम्बूनद + मय (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुप्राकारः: an excellent rampart
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सुन्दरः प्राकारः’ (excellent rampart/wall)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—(there was) a wall)
• Root: सु + प्राकार (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुतोरणः: a fine gateway
• Type: Noun
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सुन्दरं तोरणम्’ (fine gateway/arch)
• Role: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—(there was) a gateway)
• Root: सु + तोरण (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• सर्वामरपुरं → सर्व-अमर-पुरम्
• चक्रवातसमुद्धतम् → चक्रवात-समुद्धतम्
• बलदृप्तानाम् → बल-दृप्तानाम्
• देवदानवरक्षसाम् → देव-दानव-रक्षसाम्
• जाम्बूनदमयः → जाम्बूनद-मयः
• सुप्राकारः/सुतोरणः → सु-प्राकारः, सु-तोरणः

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Vira rasa

Speaker

Varāha

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Cosmology and sovereignty symbolism

Subjects

CosmologyGeographyHeritage Sites

Core idea

Divine order manifests as an unassailable city; true security is rooted in cosmic legitimacy, not mere force.

In practice

Cultivate inner ‘fortress’ through dharma and restraint rather than pride in strength (baladarpā).

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic literary motif of the fortified celestial city, reflecting early Sanskrit imaginations of idealized urban space and sovereignty expressed through walls, gates, and precious metals.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial site-name is explicitly given in this verse; it describes an ‘amara-pura’ (city of immortals), typically treated in Purāṇic literature as a celestial or mythic locale rather than a directly mappable historical city.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical emphasis is on the limits of brute force—portraying even strength-proud beings as unable to overcome a divinely ordered space.