Varaha Purana 81.84: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 84

Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa

Devanagari script

उत्तरे च शृङ्गाख्ये पर्वतवरे देवतानामायतनानि ।

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 81.84

Transliteration

uttare ca śṛṅgākhy e parvatavare devatānām āyatanāni

Translation

మరియు ఉత్తర దిశలో ‘శృంగ’ అనే శ్రేష్ఠ పర్వతంపై దేవతల ఆలయాలు ఉన్నాయి।

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Word by Word

• उत्तरे: in the northern (part)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th case/locative), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक-विशेषण (locative adjective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• शृङ्गाख्ये: in (the place) called Śṛṅga
• शृङ्गाख्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शृङ्ग + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th case/locative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/नामधारकः: ‘शृङ्ग-आख्य’ = ‘called Śṛṅga’

• पर्वतवरे: on the best mountain
• पर्वतवरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th case/locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘वरः पर्वतः’ = ‘excellent mountain’

• देवतानाम्: of the deities
• देवतानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th case/genitive), बहुवचन

• आयतनानि: abodes; shrines
• आयतनानि: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Toponymy
• Purāṇic Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic sacred geography: mountains and directional space (north/south/east/west) are used to organize a cultural map of shrines.

Which geographic location is identified?

Śṛṅga (Śṛṅgākhyaparvata) is named; precise modern identification is uncertain without additional contextual markers and parallel textual witnesses.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

An implicit heritage ethic: notable natural formations (mountains) are treated as culturally protected spaces through association with sanctuaries.