Varaha Purana 29.4: Adhyaya 29, Shloka 4
The Birth and Marriages of the Direction-Goddesses and the Daśamī Observance
पूर्वा च दक्षिणा चैव प्रतीची चोत्तरा तथा । ऊर्ध्वाधरा च षण्मुख्याः कन्या ह्यासंस्तदा नृप ॥ २९.४ ॥
pūrvā ca dakṣiṇā caiva pratīcī cottarā tathā | ūrdhvādharā ca ṣaṇmukhyāḥ kanyā hy āsan tadā nṛpa || 29.4 ||
(كُنَّ) الشرقيةَ والجنوبيةَ، وكذلك الغربيةَ والشماليةَ؛ وأيضًا العلويةَ والسفليةَ—ستَّ صورٍ رئيسةٍ (ذات ستة وجوه). تلك العذارى، أيها الملك، كنَّ حاضراتٍ آنذاك.
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It preserves a classical six-direction spatial model (east, south, west, north, up, down), a common cosmological and ritual framework in Sanskrit literature used for mapping space, rites, and sacred geography.
No specific toponym appears in this verse; it presents a generalized directional taxonomy rather than naming a particular site.
The verse is primarily descriptive, organizing space into a sixfold schema; any ethical implication is indirect—supporting ordered orientation and disciplined understanding of the world rather than issuing a direct moral injunction.
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