Varaha Purana 82.21: Adhyaya 82, Shloka 21

The Descent of the Rivers: The Sky-Gaṅgā and Her Fourfold Division

Devanagari script

तद्यथा शैलवर्णः मालाख्यः कोरजश्च त्रिपर्णः नीलश्चेति तद्विनिर्गताः ।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 82.21

Transliteration

tadyathā śailavarṇaḥ mālākhyaḥ korajaś ca triparṇaḥ nīlaś ceti tadvinirgatāḥ

Translation

అవి—శైలవర్ణ, మాలాఖ్య, కోరజ, త్రిపర్ణ, నీల—ఇవే అక్కడ ఉద్భవించిన పర్వతాలు.

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Word by Word

• तत्: that / as follows
• तत्: सम्बन्ध/निर्देश (Deictic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् निपात (particle) in expression तद्यथा

• यथा: namely / as follows
• यथा: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/उदाहरणार्थक (introducing example: 'as, namely')

• शैलवर्णः: Śailavarṇa (name)
• शैलवर्णः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); तत्पुरुष-समास: शैलस्य वर्णः (name)

• मालाख्यः: Mālākhya (name)
• मालाख्यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); तत्पुरुष-समास: मालया आख्यः (named 'Mālā')

• कोरजः: Koraja (name)
• कोरजः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोरज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• त्रिपर्णः: Triparṇa (name)
• त्रिपर्णः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); कर्मधारय-समास: त्रीणि पर्णानि यस्य/त्रिपर्णः (name)

• नीलः: Nīla (name)
• नीलः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• तत्: those
• तत्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण (referring to the said mountains)

• विनिर्गताः: have come forth / have arisen
• विनिर्गताः: कर्ता (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + निर् + गम् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past active participle/क्त), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); अर्थ: निर्गताः (having emerged/come forth)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Cosmography
• Toponymy
• Ancient Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a stable set of toponyms for major mountains, valuable for comparative Purāṇic studies and for tracing shared cosmographic lists across Sanskrit literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse identifies five named mountains within the chapter’s described region; these are primarily cosmographic rather than securely identifiable modern peaks.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The ethical content is indirect: naming and enumerating natural features supports cultural memory and reinforces the idea that landscapes are worthy of careful documentation.