Varaha Purana 79.13: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 13

Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove

Devanagari script

एकैकस्याचलेन्द्रस्य मणिशैलस्य चान्तरम् । शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं द्वियोजनशतायतम् ॥ ७९.१३ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 79.13

Transliteration

ekaikasyācalendrasya maṇiśailasya cāntaram | śatayojanavistīrṇaṁ dviyojanaśatāyatam || 79.13 ||

Translation

एकैकस्याचलेन्द्रस्य मणिशैलस्य चान्तरं शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं द्वियोजनशतायतं भवति।

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Word by Word

• eka-ekasya: of each one
• eka-ekasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka (contextual), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; distributive sense ‘of each single one’

• acala-indrasya: of the mountain-lord
• acala-indrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acala (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; acala-indra = ‘lord of mountains’

• maṇi-śailasya: of the jewel-mountain
• maṇi-śailasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; maṇi-śaila = ‘jewel-mountain’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-nipāta (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• antaram: the interval, space (between)
• antaram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा) / Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; here as subject/predicate ‘the interval/space’

• śata-yojana-vistīrṇam: spread over a hundred yojanas
• śata-yojana-vistīrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + √stṛ (धातु) → vistīrṇa (कृदन्त)
• Form: Bhūta-kṛdanta (past participle) used adjectivally; Napuṃsaka, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; ‘expanded to 100 yojanas’

• dvi-yojana-śata-āyatam: two-hundred-yojanas long
• dvi-yojana-śata-āyatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक) + āyata (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Napuṃsaka, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; āyata = ‘long/extended’; ‘having length of two hundred yojanas’

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious; receiving a mapped description of cosmic/sacred geography","key_question":"How are the mountains/regions arranged, and what are their measured intervals?"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Purāṇic cosmography as a didactic ‘body-map’ of the world: measured intervals (yojana) express ṛta/order and the intelligibility of creation under Viṣṇu’s sustaining power.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Spatial measures and mountain-intervals function like ritual ‘pramāṇa’ (right measure) that stabilizes the world—an echo of yajña’s insistence on exact proportion.","vedantic_connection":"Jagat as niyata (law-governed) manifestation; knowledge of order (krama) supports vairāgya and devotion by revealing a cosmos upheld by the Lord."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmological pedagogy","core_concept":"Order (niyati/ṛta) expressed through measure (pramāṇa)","practical_application":"Cultivate disciplined perception: see the world as structured and upheld, not random—supporting steadiness in dharma and bhakti."}

Subject Matter

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

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic/sacred topography (Purāṇic cosmography)

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 79.79 (surrounding verses describing Maṇiśaila/forest-lotus grove)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A schematic yet majestic panorama: successive mountain-lords with a clearly indicated interval leading toward Maṇiśaila, rendered like a sacred atlas.","item_prompts":["tiered mountain ranges","a labeled/inscribed ‘Maṇiśaila’ peak","a broad valley/interval band suggesting ‘100 yojanas’","distant horizon haze to convey scale"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Flat yet grand landscape bands with stylized green-blue mountains; fine linework indicating measured spacing; calm, didactic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Central Maṇiśaila highlighted with gold accents; surrounding mountains in embossed relief; inscription-like distance markers.","mysore_prompt":"Naturalistic mountain gradations with delicate atmospheric perspective; subtle notations of distance; restrained palette.","pahari_prompt":"Layered Himalayan-style ridges with rhythmic spacing; miniature-map aesthetic; crisp outlines and soft washes."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"measured, explanatory","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, steady"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Cosmography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic cosmography by quantifying sacred geography with yojana-based dimensions, reflecting how premodern Sanskrit texts systematized space for narrative and cultural mapping.

Which geographic location is identified?

Maṇiśaila is named as a mountain; its precise modern identification is uncertain in many Purāṇic contexts and is generally treated by scholars as part of a textual cosmographic landscape rather than a single fixed cartographic referent.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse primarily provides descriptive measurement rather than a direct ethical injunction; indirectly, it supports a worldview where the Earth’s features are carefully enumerated and thus treated as culturally significant landscape.