Varaha Purana 79.6: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

कोटिपत्रप्रकलितं तरुणादित्यवर्चसम् । नित्यं व्याकोशमधुरं चलत्वादतिमण्डलम् ॥ ७९.६ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 79.6

Transliteration

koṭipatra-prakalitaṃ taruṇāditya-varcasam | nityaṃ vyākośa-madhuraṃ calatvād ati-maṇḍalam || 79.6 ||

Translation

అది కోటి పత్రాలతో నిర్మితమై, ఉదయసూర్యుని వంటి కాంతి కలిగి—నిత్యం మధురముగా పూర్తిగా వికసించి యుండెను; కదలికవలన అత్యంత మండలాకారముగా కనిపించెను।

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Word by Word

• कोटि-पत्र-प्रकलितम्: formed with crores of petals
• कोटि-पत्र-प्रकलितम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रकलित (कृदन्त; √कल् ‘to arrange/compute’ + प्र, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘(having) petals arranged/formed in crores’

• तरुण-आदित्य-वर्चसम्: having the splendor of the young sun
• तरुण-आदित्य-वर्चसम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘having the radiance (वर्चस्) of the young sun’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• व्याकोश-मधुरम्: pleasant when fully open
• व्याकोश-मधुरम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याकोश (प्रातिपदिक; वि + आ + कोश ‘opened’) + मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘sweet/pleasant in (its) fully opened state’

• चलत्वात्: because of (its) movement
• चलत्वात्: हेतु (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चलत्व (प्रातिपदिक; चल + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान/हेतुवाचक—‘because of movement’

• अति-मण्डलम्: very round, exceedingly circular
• अति-मण्डलम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव—‘exceedingly circular/very round’

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Sanskrit
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Descriptive Poetics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic descriptive style (alaṅkāra-rich imagery) used to convey cosmological or sacred-geographic features through vivid, memorable natural metaphors.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this isolated verse; it functions as a descriptive unit and requires adjacent verses for firm geographic identification.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical injunction is stated here; the verse primarily provides descriptive characterization, which in broader Purāṇic contexts can support themes of reverence for natural/cosmic order.