Varaha Purana 76.7: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

तत्रास्ते श्रीपतेः श्रीमान् सहस्राक्षः शचीपतिः । सिद्धादिभिः परिवृतः सर्वाभिर्देवयोनिभिः ॥ ७६.७ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 76.7

Transliteration

tatrāste śrīpateḥ śrīmān sahasrākṣaḥ śacīpatiḥ | siddhādibhiḥ parivṛtaḥ sarvābhir devayonibhiḥ || 76.7 ||

Translation

Tam przebywa wspaniały Sahasrākṣa, pan Śacī (Indra), w obecności Śrīpatiego (Viṣṇu), otoczony przez Siddhów i inne doskonałe istoty oraz przez wszystkie klasy istot boskiego pochodzenia.

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Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Desha-adhikarana (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• āste: sits/dwells
• āste: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ās (आस् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• śrīpateḥ: of Śrīpati (Viṣṇu)
• śrīpateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrīmān: glorious/fortunate
• śrīmān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sahasrākṣaḥ: Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• sahasrākṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); epithet ‘one who has a thousand eyes’

• śacīpatiḥ: Śacī’s lord (Indra)
• śacīpatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘husband of Śacī’

• siddha-ādibhiḥ: with siddhas and others
• siddha-ādibhiḥ: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘by/with siddhas and others’

• parivṛtaḥ: surrounded
• parivṛtaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parivṛta (प्रातिपदिक; pari + √vṛ धातु, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); PPP (क्त) qualifying Indra

• sarvābhiḥ: by all
• sarvābhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with devayonibhiḥ

• deva-yonibhiḥ: by all divine beings/classes
• deva-yonibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘by divine classes/origins (of beings)’

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Indra (Vedic-Purāṇic deity)
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: a divine assembly situated within a sacred landscape, linking tīrtha-description with well-known Vedic-Purāṇic figures (Indra, Siddhas) to elevate the site’s cultural-heritage status.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this single verse; it refers generically to “there” (tatra), so the location must be inferred from the surrounding verses of Adhyāya 76.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse does not state an explicit ethical injunction; its philosophical function is descriptive—depicting ordered cosmic society (devas, siddhas) in proximity to Śrīpati, a framing often used to support reverent preservation of sacred spaces in the broader chapter context.