Varaha Purana 77.23: Adhyaya 77, Shloka 23

Measurements of Mount Meru, the Boundary Mountains, and the Four Directional Great Trees

Devanagari script

विपुलस्य च शैलस्य दक्षिणेन महात्मनः । जातः शृङ्गेति सुमहानश्वत्थश्चेति पादपः ॥ ७७.२३ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 77.23

Transliteration

vipulasya ca śailasya dakṣiṇena mahātmanaḥ | jātaḥ śṛṅgeti sumahān aśvatthaś ceti pādapaḥ || 77.23 ||

Translation

మహాత్ముడైన విపుల పర్వతానికి దక్షిణ భాగంలో ‘శృంగ’ అనే పేరుతో ప్రసిద్ధమైన అతి విశాలమైన అశ్వత్థ వృక్షము ఉద్భవించింది.

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• विपुलस्य: of the vast
• विपुलस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण (genitive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शैलस्य: of the mountain
• शैलस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• दक्षिणेन: to the south (of)
• दक्षिणेन: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; दिशावाचक-शब्द (directional), करण/अधिकरणार्थ (by/on the south side)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; महा + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

• जातः: born / arisen
• जातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शृङ्गा: Śṛṅgā (name)
• शृङ्गा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• सुमहान्: very great
• सुमहान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-महान् (प्रातिपदिक; सु + महत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; उपसर्गपूर्वक (very great)

• अश्वत्थः: aśvattha (sacred fig)
• अश्वत्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक (quotative)

• पादपः: tree
• पादपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Geography
• Sacred Trees
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a localized sacred-geographical note: a named aśvattha tree associated with the southern side of Vipula mountain, reflecting how Purāṇic texts encode pilgrimage landscapes through natural landmarks.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse identifies the area south of ‘Vipula-śaila’ (Vipula mountain). The precise modern identification is not determinable from this single verse alone and typically requires comparison with broader chapter context and regional toponymy studies.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse foregrounds natural features (aśvattha tree) as heritage markers within a sacred landscape, supporting an ecological-cultural ethic of recognizing and preserving significant trees and sites.