Varaha Purana 86.39 — Adhyaya 86, Shloka 39

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

ककुद्मतः कपिलं तदेव सङ्ख्यातं नाम ।

Transliteration

kakudmataḥ kapilaṃ tadeva saṅkhyātaṃ nāma

Translation

От Какудмата происходит Капила; та же земля известна под именем «Санкхьята».

Word by Word

• ककुद्मतः: from Kakudmat (name); from the humped one
• ककुद्मतः: अपादान (Apādāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ककुद्मत् (प्रातिपदिक) < ककुद् (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case/ablative), एकवचन

• कपिलम्: Kapila (name); tawny
• कपिलम्: कर्म (Karma) / विधेय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेष्य/अन्वय (Referent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधारणार्थ

• सङ्ख्यातम्: named/counted; designated
• सङ्ख्यातम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + ख्या (धातु) → सङ्ख्यात (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• नाम: by name/namely
• नाम: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Appositive marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (indeclinable usage) अर्थे ‘as/namely’; नाम-शब्दः अव्ययीभूतः

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"How are the regions and their notable places/names to be understood and identified?"}

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":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmography/śabda-pramāṇa","core_concept":"Names (nāma) function as markers of cosmic order and memory; geography is preserved through authoritative narration.","practical_application":"Use traditional place-names carefully when mapping texts, pilgrimage lists, or interpreting purāṇic cosmology; treat variant names as intentional identifiers."}

Subject Matter

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

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: purāṇic region/toponym within varṣa-cosmography

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 86.21-86.24 (continuation of varṣa and river-name catalogues)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as a divine narrator indicating a map-like sequence of regions: from Kakudmat arises/extends Kapila, and the tract is known as Saṅkhyāta.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated in teaching posture","Bhū-devī listening","stylized cosmographic map bands","inscribed labels: Kakudmat, Kapila, Saṅkhyāta","scroll or palm-leaf manuscript motif"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha with serene face, ornate crown and jewelry, seated; Bhū-devī attentive; behind them a stylized concentric cosmographic diagram with Malayalam-like label panels for Kakudmat/Kapila/Saṅkhyāta; rich reds/ochres/greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha teacher with gold-leaf halo and heavy ornaments; Bhū-devī at side; raised gesso map-cartouche showing Kakudmat→Kapila and the name Saṅkhyāta in decorative panels.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: delicate linework; Varāha instructing; subdued pastel cosmographic bands; neat Devanāgarī labels for the toponyms; calm scholarly ambience.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: Varāha and Bhū-devī in a pavilion; rolling hill-like bands used to symbolize regions; small caption cartouches with the three names; cool palette and fine detailing."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, enumerative","suggested_raga":"Vācaspati","pace":"medium-slow (clear enunciation of names)","voice_tone":"steady, teacherly, precise"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Geography
• Ancient Toponyms

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a chain of names/epithets typical of Purāṇic geographical lists, useful for philological comparison across Purāṇas.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse mentions Kapila and Kakudmat and indicates a recognized name ‘Saṅkhyāta’; the fragment does not provide coordinates or a modern correlate.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical instruction; the function is classificatory—recording names and reputations of places.