Varaha Purana 114.7: Adhyaya 114, Shloka 7

The Varāha Incarnation and Pṛthivī’s Inquiries on Ritual Procedure and Devotional Outcomes

Devanagari script

वामया दंष्ट्रया गृह्य उज्जहार च मेदिनीम् ॥ सपर्वतवनाकारां सप्तद्वीपां सपत्तनाम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 114.7

Transliteration

vāmayā daṃṣṭrayā gṛhya ujjahāra ca medinīm || saparvatavanākārāṃ saptadvīpāṃ sapattanām ||

Translation

ఎడమ దంష్ట్రతో భూమిని పట్టుకొని, ఆయన మేదినిని పైకి ఎత్తెను—పర్వత-వనాకారములతో, సప్తద్వీపములతో, పట్టణములతో కూడి।

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Word by Word

• vāmayā: with the left
• vāmayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana (singular); viśeṣaṇa of daṃṣṭrayā

• daṃṣṭrayā: with (his) tusk
• daṃṣṭrayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṃṣṭrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; instrumental of means

• gṛhya: having grasped
• gṛhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), avyaya; ‘having seized/taken’

• ujjahāra: he lifted up / brought out
• ujjahāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (लङ्, imperfect/past), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction particle)

• medinīm: the earth
• medinīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• sa-parvata-vana-ākārām: having mountains and forests in form; with mountains and forests
• sa-parvata-vana-ākārām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय उपसर्ग-सदृश) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; samāsa: ‘parvata-vana-ākārā’ = having the form/appearance of mountains and forests; with prefix ‘sa-’ = ‘together with’

• sapta-dvīpām: with seven continents
• sapta-dvīpām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; dvigu-tatpuruṣa meaning ‘(earth) consisting of seven islands/continents’

• sa-pattanām: with cities
• sa-pattanām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय) + pattana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; ‘together with cities/ports’ qualifying medinīm

Speaker

Narrator (implicit Purāṇic voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It is a core textual articulation of the Earth-lifting episode, influential for later narrative retellings and Varāha iconography.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse uses cosmographic categories (seven dvīpas) and general features (mountains, forests, settlements) rather than a single site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The Earth is represented as inclusive of both natural and human habitats, implying an integrated responsibility toward environments and settlements.