Varaha Purana 81.13 — Adhyaya 81, Shloka 13

Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa

Devanagari script

तानि सौवर्णानि बिलप्रवेशनानि च पुराणि

Transliteration

tāni sauvarṇāni bilapraveśanāni ca purāṇi

Translation

Essas são antigas entradas de cavernas, de aparência dourada.

Word by Word

• tāni: those
• tāni: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); सर्वनाम

• sauvarṇāni: golden
• sauvarṇāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); विशेषण

• bila-praveśanāni: cave-entrances / entrances into caves
• bila-praveśanāni: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bila (प्रातिपदिक) + praveśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (determinative: 'entrances of/into caves')

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• purāṇi: ancient, old
• purāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha speaks as cosmic guide, pointing out ancient subterranean features upon/within Bhūmi."}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, attentive to sacred geography and hidden antiquity","key_question":"What ancient, hidden structures and passages exist within the earth, and what is their significance?"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The ‘golden’ ancient cave-mouths suggest the earth as a treasury of primordial memory; Varāha’s revelatory speech functions like a Vedic ‘opening’ of hidden paths (guhā) to knowledge.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Cave-entrances as ‘mukha/dvāra’ of the cosmic body; ‘golden’ (hiraṇya) evokes the luminous principle that shines even in subterranean darkness.","vedantic_connection":"Guhā (cave/heart) motif: the hidden reality within the ‘earth/body’ is disclosed by the Lord’s instruction; the ‘golden’ hints at brahma-tejas underlying material strata."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmological-topographic instruction","core_concept":"The world contains layered, ancient domains; sacred knowledge includes mapping the seen and unseen strata of existence.","practical_application":"Cultivate reverence for tīrtha-like places and for the ‘hidden’ dimensions of reality; approach the unknown with disciplined inquiry rather than fear."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Cosmology"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: subterranean passages / heritage-like sites in mythic geography

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: surrounding adhyāya 81 topographic catalogue of subterranean/otherworldly regions

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, as divine narrator, indicates ancient cave-mouths that gleam like gold against dark rock, suggesting entrances to deep realms.","item_prompts":["golden-glinting cave entrances","dark basalt-like cliff face","subterranean mist","Varāha gesturing as teacher","Bhū-devī listening (earth-goddess presence)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette; Varāha in regal stance teaching Bhū-devī; stylized rocky hill with gold-highlighted cave mouths; flat decorative clouds and foliage borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold leaf emphasizing the ‘golden’ cave-entrances; Varāha haloed; embossed ornaments; dark rock rendered with rich contrast.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting finesse; delicate linework; subdued landscape; cave mouths picked with metallic gold; calm didactic posture of Varāha.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: layered hills, small luminous cave openings; intimate teacher-disciple composition; cool shadows with warm gold accents."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"wonder-filled, descriptive","suggested_raga":"Vasantā or Śuddha Sāraṅg (bright, evocative)","pace":"medium-slow (catalogue-like clarity)","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, slightly hushed to match subterranean mystery"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

References to caves and ancient passages are part of Purāṇic sacred geography, informing how landscapes were mythically mapped and remembered.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific modern-identifiable site is named in the fragment; it describes a type of place (bilapraveśana) rather than a fixed toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage is descriptive; ethical content is indirect, supporting a worldview where landscapes are culturally significant and worthy of careful remembrance.