Varaha Purana 76.4: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

महावापीसमायुक्ता नित्यं प्रमुदिता शुभा । शोभिता पुष्पशबलैः पताकाध्वजमालिनी ॥ ७६.४ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 76.4

Transliteration

mahāvāpīsamāyuktā nityaṁ pramuditā śubhā | śobhitā puṣpaśabalaiḥ patākādhvajamālinī || 76.4 ||

Translation

عظیم واپی (بڑا آبی ذخیرہ) سے آراستہ، ہمیشہ مسرور اور مبارک یہ بستی رنگا رنگ پھولوں سے مزین ہے اور جھنڈوں و عَلَموں کی مالاؤں سے سجی ہوئی ہے۔

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Word by Word

• mahā-vāpī-samāyuktā: endowed with a great reservoir/pond
• mahā-vāpī-samāyuktā: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + vāpī + samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj धातु, क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण अव्ययीभूतम्)

• pramuditā: joyful
• pramuditā: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pramudita (प्रातिपदिक; √mud धातु, क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past participle used adjectivally

• śubhā: auspicious/beautiful
• śubhā: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• śobhitā: adorned
• śobhitā: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śobhita (प्रातिपदिक; √śubh/śobh धातु, क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past participle used adjectivally

• puṣpa-śabalaiḥ: with flower-variegated (decorations)
• puṣpa-śabalaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpa + śabala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with implied ‘(vastubhiḥ)’

• patākā-dhvaja-mālinī: garlanded with flags and banners
• patākā-dhvaja-mālinī: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: patākā + dhvaja + mālinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘having garlands of flags and banners’

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a Purāṇic descriptive register for sacred places, highlighting built water features (vāpī) and public markers of pilgrimage culture such as banners, flags, and floral decoration—useful for correlating textual heritage with historical landscape practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

This verse segment does not name a specific site; it functions as a generic tīrtha/locale description within Adhyāya 76. Identification requires adjacent verses that supply the toponym.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, the verse foregrounds care for communal water resources and the aesthetic maintenance of shared spaces, aligning with broader Purāṇic themes of stewardship of landscape and civic-ritual cleanliness.