Varaha Purana 145.76: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 76

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

Devanagari script

सम्भेदो देवनद्योस्तु समस्तसुखवल्लभः ॥ दिवोऽवतीर्य तिष्ठन्ति देवा यत्र सहप्रियाः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.76

Transliteration

sambhedo devanadyos tu samastasukhavallabhaḥ || divo'vatīrya tiṣṭhanti devā yatra sahapriyāḥ ||

Translation

అక్కడ దేవనదుల సంగమం ఉంది, అది సమస్త సుఖాలకు ప్రియమైన ఆధారం. అక్కడ స్వర్గం నుండి దిగివచ్చి దేవతలు తమ ప్రియులతో కలిసి నిలిచి ఉంటారు।

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Word by Word

• सम्भेदः: confluence/meeting (of waters)
• सम्भेदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देव-नद्योः: of the two divine rivers
• देव-नद्योः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (नदी), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां नद्यौ)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• समस्त-सुख-वल्लभः: beloved of all happiness; giver of complete bliss
• समस्त-सुख-वल्लभः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (समस्तस्य सुखस्य वल्लभः)

• दिवः: from heaven
• दिवः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• अवतीर्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having descended’

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand/remain
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• सह-प्रियाः: together with their beloveds; accompanied by loved ones
• सह-प्रियाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of देवाः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभाव (सह = ‘together’)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Sacred Geography
• River Confluences

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies how Purāṇas sacralize hydrological features (river confluences) as heritage landscapes associated with divine presence.

Which geographic location is identified?

A confluence of 'divine rivers' is described, but the specific rivers are not named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it values places of confluence as culturally protected spaces where disciplined visitation is meaningful.