Varaha Purana 216.4: Adhyaya 216, Shloka 4

The Sacred Account of Gokarṇa, Śṛṅgeśvara, and Related Tīrthas

Devanagari script

देवैर्देवर्षिभिश्चैव सिद्धैर्ब्रह्मर्षिभिस्तथा ॥ गोकर्ण इति विख्यातिः कृता वैशेषिकी वरा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 216.4

Transliteration

devair devarṣibhiś caiva siddhair brahmarṣibhis tathā || gokarṇa iti vikhyātiḥ kṛtā vaiśeṣikī varā ||

Translation

దేవులు, దేవర్షులు, సిద్ధులు మరియు బ్రహ్మర్షులు కూడి ఒక విశిష్టమైన శ్రేష్ఠ ఖ్యాతిని స్థాపించారు—‘ఇది గోకర్ణము’ అని.

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Word by Word

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: कर्ता (kartā/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental); बहुवचन

• देवर्षिभिः: by the divine sages
• देवर्षिभिः: कर्ता (kartā/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental); बहुवचन; ‘देवानां ऋषयः’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• सिद्धैः: by the Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: कर्ता (kartā/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental); बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः: by the Brahma-sages
• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः: कर्ता (kartā/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental); बहुवचन; ‘ब्रह्मणः ऋषयः’

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यत्व (also/likewise)

• गोकर्णः: Gokarṇa
• गोकर्णः: कर्मधार्य-नाम (name as predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• इति: thus/“as”
• इति: उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative marker)

• विख्यातिः: fame/renown (designation)
• विख्यातिः: कर्ता/भाव (state/result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• कृता: was made/was established
• कृता: कर्मणि-भाव (result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; (विख्यातिः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• वैशेषिकी: distinctive/special
• वैशेषिकी: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैशेषिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (of विख्यातिः)

• वरा: excellent
• वरा: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (of विख्यातिः)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage
• Purāṇic Onomastics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects how Purāṇic texts formalize a site’s identity through authoritative naming by elite transmitters (devas, ṛṣis), functioning as a cultural-historical ‘charter’ for pilgrimage geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

Gokarṇa is explicitly identified as the established name of the locale.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse highlights consensus and collective recognition in establishing cultural heritage—authority is presented as distributed across multiple respected groups.