Varaha Purana 76.2: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 2

Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities

Devanagari script

तत्र सर्वामरपुरं चक्रवातसमुद्धतम् । दुर्धर्षं बलदृप्तानां देवदानवरक्षसाम् । तत्र जाम्बूनदमयः सुप्राकारः सुतोरणः ॥ ७६.२ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 76.2

Transliteration

tatra sarvāmara-puraṁ cakravāta-samuddhatam | durdharṣaṁ bala-dṛptānāṁ deva-dānava-rakṣasām | tatra jāmbūnada-mayaḥ suprākāraḥ sutoraṇaḥ || 76.2 ||

Translation

ที่นั่นมีนครของเหล่าอมรทั้งปวง ราวกับถูกพายุหมุนยกขึ้น เป็นนครที่ยากจะเข้าตีได้ แม้แก่เทพ ดานวะ และรากษสผู้ทะนงในกำลัง ที่นั่นมีกำแพงอันประเสริฐทำด้วยทองชามพูนท และมีซุ้มประตูอันงดงาม

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb) देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• सर्वामरपुरम्: the city of all the gods
• सर्वामरपुरम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + अमर + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वेषाम् अमराणाम् पुरम्’ (city of all immortals)

• चक्रवातसमुद्धतम्: raised/agitated by a whirlwind
• चक्रवातसमुद्धतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्रवात + सम् + उद् + हन्/हद्? (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle) ‘समुद्धत’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘चक्रवातेन समुद्धतम्’ (uplifted/agitated by whirlwind)

• दुर्धर्षम्: unassailable
• दुर्धर्षम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘पुरम्’)

• बलदृप्तानाम्: of those intoxicated with strength
• बलदृप्तानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल + दृप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘बलेन दृप्तानाम्’ (proud because of strength)

• देवदानवरक्षसाम्: of gods, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas
• देवदानवरक्षसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + दानव + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (देवाश्च दानवाश्च राक्षसाश्च)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• जाम्बूनदमयः: made of Jāmbūnada gold
• जाम्बूनदमयः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाम्बूनद + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘जाम्बूनदेन मयः’ (made of Jāmbūnada-gold)

• सुप्राकारः: an excellent rampart
• सुप्राकारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—(there was) a wall)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + प्राकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सुन्दरः प्राकारः’ (excellent rampart/wall)

• सुतोरणः: a fine gateway
• सुतोरणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—(there was) a gateway)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + तोरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सुन्दरं तोरणम्’ (fine gateway/arch)

Speaker

Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ancient Geography
• Purāṇic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic literary motif of the fortified celestial city, reflecting early Sanskrit imaginations of idealized urban space and sovereignty expressed through walls, gates, and precious metals.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial site-name is explicitly given in this verse; it describes an ‘amara-pura’ (city of immortals), typically treated in Purāṇic literature as a celestial or mythic locale rather than a directly mappable historical city.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical emphasis is on the limits of brute force—portraying even strength-proud beings as unable to overcome a divinely ordered space.