Varaha Purana 79.2: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 2

Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove

Devanagari script

त्रियोजनशतायामं शतयोजनविस्तृतम् । सुरसामलपानीयं रम्यं तत्र सुरोचनम् ॥ ७९.२ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 79.2

Transliteration

triyojanaśatāyāmaṃ śatayojanavistṛtam | surasāmalapānīyaṃ ramyaṃ tatra surocanam || 79.2 ||

Translation

అది (ప్రదేశం) పొడవున వంద యోజనాలు, వెడల్పున వంద యోజనాలు విస్తరించి ఉంది; అక్కడ సురసా, ఆమలా వంటి మధుర-నిర్మల పానీయం లభిస్తుంది; ఆ స్థలం రమణీయమై, ప్రకాశవంతమై, మనోహరంగా ఉంది।

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Word by Word

• त्रि-योजन-शत-आयामम्: having a length of three hundred yojanas
• त्रि-योजन-शत-आयामम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + योजन (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक) + आयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘आयाम’ (length) परिमाणवाचक तत्पुरुषसमास

• शत-योजन-विस्तृतम्: extended to a hundred yojanas (in breadth)
• शत-योजन-विस्तृतम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + योजन (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तृत (कृदन्त; √स्तृ ‘to spread’ + वि, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण—‘विस्तृत’ (spread/extended)

• सुरसा-अमल-पानीयम्: with fragrant, pure, drinkable water
• सुरसा-अमल-पानीयम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरसा (प्रातिपदिक) + अमल (प्रातिपदिक) + पानीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘सुरसा’ (fragrant) + ‘अमल’ (pure) qualifying ‘पानीय’ (drinkable water)

• रम्यम्: beautiful, delightful
• रम्यम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सुरोचनम्: (a lake/spot called) Surocana
• सुरोचनम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper/common noun)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Geography
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic mode of describing cultural landscapes through idealized dimensions (yojana-based measures) and sensory markers (pleasant potable water), useful for studying how sacred geography is narrated in Sanskrit literary traditions.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym is present in this isolated verse; it describes a place 'there' (tatra) without naming it. A secure identification would require the surrounding verses of Adhyāya 79.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than a direct injunction, the verse foregrounds an ecological-cultural ideal: a well-ordered, expansive habitat characterized by wholesome drinking water—an implicit valuation of environmental quality within sacred landscape discourse.