Varaha Purana 146.20: Adhyaya 146, Shloka 20

The Greatness of Hṛṣīkeśa at Rurukṣetra: The Origin Narrative of Ruru and the Sacred Site

Devanagari script

समीपोपवने रम्ये नानाद्रुमलताकुले ॥ मधुरालापबहुले कोकिलानां कलाकुले ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 146.20

Transliteration

samīpopavane ramye nānādrumalatākule || madhurālāpabahule kokilānāṃ kalākule

Translation

ในอุทยานใกล้เคียงอันรื่นรมย์ เต็มไปด้วยไม้ยืนต้นและเถาวัลย์นานาชนิด อวลด้วยเสียงขับขานอันไพเราะมากมาย และกังวานด้วยทำนองของนกกาเหว่า

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Word by Word

• समीप: near
• समीप: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘near’ sense; (in compound)

• उपवने: in the grove
• उपवने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• रम्ये: beautiful, delightful
• रम्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; उपवने इति विशेषण

• नाना: various
• नाना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nānā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; बहुविधत्ववाचक (indeclinable ‘various’)

• द्रुम: trees
• द्रुम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; (in compound)

• लता: creepers
• लता: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: latā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; (in compound)

• आकुले: filled with, crowded with
• आकुले: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; द्रुमलताभिः आकुलम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• मधुर: sweet
• मधुर: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; (in compound)

• आलाप: calls, song
• आलाप: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ālāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; (in compound)

• बहुले: abounding in
• बहुले: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; मधुरालापैः बहुलम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• कोकिलानाम्: of cuckoos
• कोकिलानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kokila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• कला: melodies, notes
• कला: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; (in compound)

• आकुले: resounding with / filled with
• आकुले: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कलाभिः आकुलम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative frame)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"aesthetic-ethical ecology","core_concept":"Sacred landscape (kṣetra) is recognized by its life-sustaining harmony—sound, shade, and biodiversity—supporting sattva and contemplation.","practical_application":"Cultivate and protect groves and water-adjacent habitats; use contact with such places to steady the mind before study, japa, or vrata."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Ecology"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: शृङ्गार (śṛṅgāra)

Secondary Rasa: शान्त (śānta)

Geographic Context

Type: sacred grove / forest-edge retreat

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 146 (grove/tīrtha description sequence, vv. 22–26)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lush grove close by, dense with varied trees and creepers; the air is filled with sweet bird-calls and the musical chatter of cuckoos.","item_prompts":["dense mixed forest canopy","flowering creepers on trunks","pairs of cuckoos in branches","dappled light on a forest path","subtle suggestion of a nearby sacred precinct"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: saturated greens and ochres, stylized foliage patterns, rhythmic placement of cuckoos, serene sacred-grove ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: ornate grove border motifs, jewel-toned birds, gold-leaf highlights on leaves and creeper tendrils, devotional calm.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework for creepers, soft gradients for foliage, refined birds, quiet path leading inward.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside-grove feel, fine branches with perched cuckoos, pastel greens, poetic negative space."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"pastoral and gently evocative","suggested_raga":"Vasant / Basant (spring-associated)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"soft, descriptive, slightly musical"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ecological Imagery
• Sacred Landscape
• Puranic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Such grove-descriptions document how Sanskrit texts encode idealized environments around āśramas, contributing to cultural history of forest-hermitage settings.

Which geographic location is identified?

No single toponym appears here; the verse describes an archetypal upavana (grove) associated with an āśrama landscape.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it presents the āśrama-grove as an ordered, life-supporting habitat—an aesthetic model aligned with restraint and harmony.