Varaha Purana 86.12: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 12

Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa

Cosmographic Geography

Devanagari script

उन्नतो हेमपर्वतः सैव

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 86.12

Transliteration

unnato hemaparvataḥ saiva

Translation

అదే పర్వతము ఎత్తైనది; అదే ‘హేమపర్వత’మని కూడా అంటారు।

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Word by Word

• उन्नतः: lofty / elevated
• उन्नतः: विशेषण-सम्बन्ध (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उन्नत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त-विशेषण (past participle sense: ‘raised/elevated’)

• हेमपर्वतः: Hemaparvata (the golden mountain)
• हेमपर्वतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (हेमस्य पर्वतः = स्वर्णपर्वतः; नामरूपेण)

• सा: she / that (feminine)
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Onomastics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It continues the dual-name convention, showing how descriptive epithets (lofty, golden) become stabilized as proper names in Purāṇic transmission.

Which geographic location is identified?

The same mountain previously mentioned is additionally called Hemaparvata (‘Golden Mountain’).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No explicit ethical teaching appears; the verse is primarily classificatory and descriptive.