Varaha Purana 76.4: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 4

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

Pūrva Bhāga · Prayāga Māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Tīrtha Description)

Devanagari script

महावापीसमायुक्ता नित्यं प्रमुदिता शुभा । शोभिता पुष्पशबलैः पताकाध्वजमालिनी ॥ ७६.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 76.4

Transliteration

mahāvāpīsamāyuktā nityaṁ pramuditā śubhā | śobhitā puṣpaśabalaiḥ patākādhvajamālinī || 76.4 ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

Obdarzona wielkim zbiornikiem (lub studnią schodkową), zawsze radosna i pomyślna, jest przyozdobiona różnobarwnymi kwiatami i przystrojona girlandami sztandarów i flag.

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Word by Word

• mahā-vāpī-samāyuktā: endowed with a great reservoir/pond
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally
• Role: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Root: mahā + vāpī + samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj धातु, क्त)

• nityam: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्)
• Role: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)

• pramuditā: joyful
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past participle used adjectivally
• Role: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Root: pramudita (प्रातिपदिक; √mud धातु, क्त)

• śubhā: auspicious/beautiful
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)

• śobhitā: adorned
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past participle used adjectivally
• Role: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Root: śobhita (प्रातिपदिक; √śubh/śobh धातु, क्त)

• puṣpa-śabalaiḥ: with flower-variegated (decorations)
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with implied ‘(vastubhiḥ)’
• Role: Karana (करण)
• Root: puṣpa + śabala (प्रातिपदिक)

• patākā-dhvaja-mālinī: garlanded with flags and banners
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘having garlands of flags and banners’
• Role: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Root: patākā + dhvaja + mālinī (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• mahāvāpīsamāyuktā is a compound with PPP samāyukta (√yuj + क्त) qualifying an implied feminine noun (city/assembly etc.)
• puṣpaśabalaiḥ is instrumental plural used as means of adornment
• patākādhvajamālinī treated as द्वन्द्व-based compound (‘patākā ca dhvajaś ca’) with mālinī ‘garlanded’

Speaker and setting

Adbhuta and Shanta rasaSetting: Divine city (svarga-purī)

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Curious

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Sacred-geography aesthetics

Subjects

GeographyHeritage SitesEcology

Core idea

Outer beauty and auspicious order (śobha, śubhatā) reflect inner dharmic harmony and divine presence.

In practice

Cultivate tīrtha-like spaces through cleanliness, water stewardship (vāpī), flowers, and devotional festivity to support sāttvika mind.

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic descriptive register for sacred places, highlighting built water features (vāpī) and public markers of pilgrimage culture such as banners, flags, and floral decoration—useful for correlating textual heritage with historical landscape practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

This verse segment does not name a specific site; it functions as a generic tīrtha/locale description within Adhyāya 76. Identification requires adjacent verses that supply the toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse foregrounds care for communal water resources and the aesthetic maintenance of shared spaces, aligning with broader Purāṇic themes of stewardship of landscape and civic-ritual cleanliness.