Varaha Purana 69.28: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 28

Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta

Devanagari script

गृहाणां हेमरत्नानां स्तम्भान् हेममयान् गृहे । रत्नोत्पलचितां भूमिं पद्मरागसमप्रभाम् । पारिजातप्रसूनाढ्यां सेवितां यक्षकिन्नरैः ॥ ६९.२८ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 69.28

Transliteration

gṛhāṇāṃ hemaratnānāṃ stambhān hemamayān gṛhe | ratnotpalacitāṃ bhūmiṃ padmarāgasamaprabhām | pārijātaprasūnāḍhyāṃ sevitāṃ yakṣakinnaraiḥ || 69.28 ||

Translation

Ele descreve moradas de ouro e joias, com colunas dentro da casa feitas inteiramente de ouro; o chão é incrustado de lótus de gemas e brilha com um fulgor igual ao do rubi. É rico em flores da árvore pārijāta e é frequentado por Yakṣas e Kinnaras.

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Word by Word

• gṛhāṇām: of the houses
• gṛhāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• hema-ratnānām: of gold and jewels
• hema-ratnānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (हेम च रत्नानि च); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• stambhān: pillars
• stambhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stambha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• hema-mayān: made of gold
• hema-mayān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (हेममय); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (स्तम्भान्)

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ratna-utpala-citām: strewn with jewel-lotuses
• ratna-utpala-citām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + utpala (प्रातिपदिक) + cita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रत्नोत्पलैः चिता = आच्छादिता/विचित्रिता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (भूमिम्)

• bhūmim: ground / floor
• bhūmim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• padmarāga-sama-prabhām: having a radiance like ruby
• padmarāga-sama-prabhām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padmarāga (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पद्मरागस्य समा प्रभा यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (भूमिम्)

• pārijāta-prasūna-āḍhyām: rich with pārijāta blossoms
• pārijāta-prasūna-āḍhyām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pārijāta (प्रातिपदिक) + prasūna (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पारिजात-प्रसूनैः आढ्या = समृद्धा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (भूमिम्)

• sevitām: frequented / attended
• sevitām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sev (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (भूमिम्)

• yakṣa-kinnaraiḥ: by yakṣas and kinnaras
• yakṣa-kinnaraiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + kinnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (यक्षाः च किन्नराः च); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaishnavism
• Mythic Geography
• Indic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary mode: describing idealized or otherworldly spaces using precious materials (gold, gems) and mythic beings (Yakṣas, Kinnaras). Such passages are useful for studying Purāṇic aesthetics, symbolic geography, and the imagination of prosperity and sanctity in early medieval Sanskrit narrative traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit terrestrial location is named in this verse fragment. The imagery points to a mythic or celestial setting rather than a clearly identifiable historical site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily conveys descriptive cosmological aesthetics rather than a direct ethical injunction. Indirectly, it reflects Purāṇic themes of cultivated order and auspicious abundance, often used to frame sacred spaces as worthy of care, reverence, and preservation.