Varaha Purana 216.2: Adhyaya 216, Shloka 2

The Sacred Account of Gokarṇa, Śṛṅgeśvara, and Related Tīrthas

Devanagari script

त्रिधाविभक्तं तच्छृङ्गं पृथक्पृथगवस्थितम् ॥ सम्यक्स्थापयितुं देवा विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 216.2

Transliteration

tridhā-vibhaktaṁ tacchṛṅgaṁ pṛthak pṛthag avasthitam || samyak sthāpayituṁ devā vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā ||

Translation

وہ شِرنگ (چوٹی/سینگ) تین حصّوں میں تقسیم ہو گیا اور جدا جدا مقامات پر الگ الگ قائم تھا۔ دیوتاؤں نے مقررہ طریقۂ کار کے مطابق، اسے درست طور پر قائم کرنے کے لیے رسمِ مقررہ انجام دینے کا ارادہ کیا۔

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Word by Word

• त्रिधा: in three parts/threefold
• त्रिधा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• विभक्तम्: divided
• विभक्तम्: कर्मणि-विशेषण (object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-भज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; ‘divided’

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषण (of शृङ्गम्)

• शृङ्गम्: horn/peak
• शृङ्गम्: कर्म (karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd); एकवचन

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पृथक्: each separately
• पृथक्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-बल (reduplication for emphasis)

• अवस्थितम्: situated/standing
• अवस्थितम्: कर्मणि-विशेषण (object qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; ‘situated/placed’ (qualifying शृङ्गम्)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• स्थापयितुम्: to establish/set up
• स्थापयितुम्: प्रयोजन (purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) + तुमुन् (infinitive); ‘to cause to be placed/establish’

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (kartā/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); बहुवचन

• विधिदृष्टेन: by what is prescribed by rule
• विधिदृष्टेन: करण (karaṇa/instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधि + दृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental); एकवचन; ‘विधिना दृष्टेन’ (prescribed by rule)

• कर्मणा: by an act/ritual procedure
• कर्मणा: करण (karaṇa/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental); एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Ancient Geography
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a typical Purāṇic pattern: landscape features are narrated as ritually ‘installed,’ reflecting how sacred topography is legitimized through procedural language (vidhi).

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse continues the Gokarṇa–Śṛṅga context; the specific ‘threefold’ distribution implies multiple localized shrines or landmarks within a broader tīrtha-region.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Proper action is linked with due process (vidhi): the text valorizes careful, rule-guided conduct over arbitrary action.