Varaha Purana 91.34: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 34

The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit

Devanagari script

असंख्यातानि हर्म्याणि तथा कन्या धराधरे । प्राधान्येन प्रवक्ष्यामि कन्यानामानि शोभने ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 91.34

Transliteration

asaṃkhyātāni harmyāṇi tathā kanyā dharādhare | prādhānyena pravakṣyāmi kanyānāmāni śobhane ||

Translation

ที่นั่นมีคฤหาสน์นับไม่ถ้วน และบนภูเขานั้นก็มีเหล่านางกัญญามากมายด้วย โอ้ผู้เลอโฉม เราจักกล่าวนามของนางทั้งหลายตามลำดับความสำคัญ

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Word by Word

• asaṃkhyātāni: countless
• asaṃkhyātāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-saṃkhyāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); विशेषणम् (harmyāṇi)

• harmyāṇi: mansions/palatial houses
• harmyāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय)

• kanyāḥ: maidens/girls
• kanyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• dharādhare: O mountain-bearer / O lord of mountains
• dharādhare: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharādhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः (धरायाः धरः = पर्वतः); संबोधनम्

• prādhānyena: by priority / chiefly
• prādhānyena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prādhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); हेतौ/प्रकारे तृतीया

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall describe/tell
• pravakṣyāmi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Lṛṭ (लृट्, Simple Future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kanyā-nāmāni: the names of the maidens
• kanyā-nāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कन्यानां नामानि)

• śobhane: O beautiful one
• śobhane: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); संबोधनम्

Speaker

Narrator (direct address to an interlocutor: śobhane)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Onomastics (names)
• Sanskrit Lexicography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Name-catalogues are a structural feature of Purāṇic literature, aiding memorization and signaling thematic emphasis through ordered enumeration (prādhānyena).

Which geographic location is identified?

A mountain is referenced (dharādhara), but without a specific identifiable toponym in this excerpt.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

No direct ethical rule is stated; the verse functions as a framing device for an ordered presentation of information.