Varaha Purana 145.65: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 65

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

Devanagari script

गन्धर्वेति च विख्यातं तस्मिन् क्षेत्रं परं मम ॥ एकधारा पतत्यत्र पश्चिमां दिशमाश्रिता ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.65

Transliteration

gandharveti ca vikhyātaṃ tasmin kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama | ekadhārā pataty atra paścimāṃ diśam āśritā ||

Translation

ในสถานที่นั้น เขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์สูงสุดของเรามีชื่อเลื่องลือว่า ‘คันธรรพะ’; ณ ที่นั้นมีสายน้ำสายเดียวตกลง โดยหันไปทางทิศตะวันตก

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Word by Word

• gandharva-iti: “Gandharva” thus
• gandharva-iti: Quotation marker (इति-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: ‘इति’ इत्युक्ति-निपात; उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश (thus called)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• vikhyātam: well-known
• vikhyātam: Karta/Predicate (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-khyā (ख्या धातु) → vikhyāta (क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘क्षेत्रम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• kṣetram: field / sacred place
• kṣetram: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• param: supreme
• param: Karta/Predicate (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ekadhārā: a single stream
• ekadhārā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—एका धारा (कर्मधारय)

• patati: falls / flows
• patati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (पत् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• paścimām: western
• paścimām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘दिशम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• diśam: direction
• diśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (दिश् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āśritā: having taken refuge in / directed toward
• āśritā: Karta/Predicate (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-śri (श्रि धातु) → āśrita (क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘एकधारा’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Sacred Landscapes
• Tīrtha Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records a named kṣetra ('Gandharva') and a directional hydrological feature, both valuable for textual geography and for comparing manuscript traditions describing sacred landscapes.

Which geographic location is identified?

A sacred region known as 'Gandharva' is identified; modern identification is uncertain without corroborating regional markers from adjacent verses or parallel texts.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily descriptive; ethically it supports attentive engagement with place—treating landscape features as culturally significant.