Varaha Purana 77.31: Adhyaya 77, Shloka 31

Measurements of Mount Meru, the Boundary Mountains, and the Four Directional Great Trees

Devanagari script

तत्र स्थिरगतैर्ज्ञानैर्विरजस्कैर्महात्मभिः । अक्षयः क्षयपर्यन्तो लोकः प्रोक्तः सनातनः ॥ ७७.३१ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 77.31

Transliteration

tatra sthiragatair jñānair virajaskair mahātmabhiḥ | akṣayaḥ kṣayaparyanto lokaḥ proktaḥ sanātanaḥ || 77.31 ||

Translation

Tam, przez wielkoduszne istoty, których wiedza jest stała i ugruntowana, a które są wolne od namiętności, opisywany jest wieczny wymiar, niezniszczalny, lecz sięgający granicy rozpuszczenia.

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: देशाधिकरण (Locative adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• स्थिरगतैः: steady/firmly established
• स्थिरगतैः: विशेषण (Qualifier of ज्ञानैः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिरगत (प्रातिपदिक: स्थिर + गत)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with ज्ञानैः) — विशेषणम्

• ज्ञानैः: by knowledges/insights
• ज्ञानैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• विरजस्कैः: free from passion/impurity (rajas)
• विरजस्कैः: विशेषण (Qualifier of ज्ञानैः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरजस्क (प्रातिपदिक: वि + रजस् + क)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (agreeing with ज्ञानैः) — विशेषणम्

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled ones
• महात्मभिः: करण/सहकारक (Instrument/Agentive accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक: महा + आत्मन्)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; कर्मधारय-समासः

• अक्षयः: imperishable
• अक्षयः: विशेषण (Qualifier of लोकः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक: अ + क्षय)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग — लोकः इति विशेषणम्

• क्षयपर्यन्तः: ending in dissolution (having destruction as its limit)
• क्षयपर्यन्तः: विशेषण (Qualifier of लोकः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षयपर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक: क्षय + पर्यन्त)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; तत्पुरुष-समासः — लोकः इति विशेषणम्

• लोकः: world/realm
• लोकः: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• प्रोक्तः: declared/taught
• प्रोक्तः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वच् (धातु) + प्र + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग — लोकः इति विशेषणम्

• सनातनः: eternal
• सनातनः: विशेषण (Qualifier of लोकः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग — लोकः इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmology
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of linking cosmological description with soteriology: a realm defined by purity (virajas) and stabilized knowledge (sthira-jñāna), framed within the broader doctrine of cosmic cycles and dissolution (kṣaya).

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily cosmological/metaphysical in scope.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse foregrounds an ideal of disciplined cognition and inner purification—knowledge that is stable and free from passion—as a defining qualification associated with access to or description of an enduring realm.