Varaha Purana 81.71: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

पुष्पचित्रक्रौञ्चयोर्मध्ये कार्त्तिकेयाभिषेकः कृतः तस्य च पूर्वतटे सिद्धमुनिगणावासः कलापग्रामो नाम॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 81.71

Transliteration

puṣpacitrakrauñcayor madhye kārttikeyābhiṣekaḥ kṛtaḥ tasya ca pūrvatate siddhamunigaṇāvāsaḥ kalāpagrāmo nāma |

Translation

पुष्पचित्रक्रौञ्चयोर्मध्ये कार्त्तिकेयस्याभिषेकः कृतः; तस्य च पूर्वतटे सिद्धमुनिगणावासः ‘कलापग्रामः’ नाम॥

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• पुष्पचित्रक्रौञ्चयोः: of the two Puṣpacitra-Krauñcas
• पुष्पचित्रक्रौञ्चयोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पचित्र + क्रौञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive: 'flower-painted/flower-variegated' + 'Krauñca'); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-द्विवचनरूप (Gen./Loc. dual) — here with मध्ये implies षष्ठी द्विवचन ('of the two Krauñcas')

• मध्ये: in the middle/between
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे 'in the middle/between'

• कार्त्तिकेय: of Kārttikeya
• कार्त्तिकेय: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Member of compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्त्तिकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद)

• अभिषेकः: consecration/anointing
• अभिषेकः: कर्म (Karma/Object; of 'kṛtaḥ')
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('Kārttikeya's consecration'); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता-पद), एकवचन

• कृतः: was performed
• कृतः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग: 'was done'

• तस्य: of that/of it
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूर्वतटे: on the eastern bank
• पूर्वतटे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'eastern bank'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (तट); सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सिद्ध: accomplished
• सिद्ध: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; (समासपूर्वपद) 'accomplished/perfected'

• मुनि: sages
• मुनि: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Member of compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासाङ्ग)

• गण: group
• गण: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Member of compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (समासाङ्ग)

• आवासः: dwelling/abode
• आवासः: विषय/अस्ति (Viṣaya/Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'dwelling of the group of siddha-sages'); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कलापग्रामः: Kalāpagrāma
• कलापग्रामः: सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य (Sambandha/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलाप + ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'Kalāpa-village'); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Naming)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable; naming particle)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Geography
• Sacred Settlements
• Ritual Topography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It ties a ritual event (abhiṣeka) to a defined spatial relation (‘between’ two landmarks) and adds an ascetic settlement (siddha-munis), illustrating how Purāṇic texts encode ritual, community, and geography together.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kalāpagrāma is named as a settlement on an eastern bank; Puṣpacitra and Krauñca serve as bounding landmarks. The excerpt does not provide enough data for a secure modern correlation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage does not issue a direct moral rule; it implicitly foregrounds the cultural value of disciplined communities (muni-gaṇas) and the memorialization of ritual sites.