Varaha Purana 69.20: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 20
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
पद्मानि भृङ्गावनतानि चेलु-स्तेषां पुनर्गुरुभारादजस्रम् । जलेषु येषां सुस्वरास्यो द्विजाति-र्वेदोदितानाह विचित्रमन्त्रान् ॥ ६९.२० ॥
padmāni bhṛṅgāvanatāni celu-steṣāṃ punar gurubhārād ajasram | jaleṣu yeṣāṃ susvarāsyo dvijātir vedoditān āha vicitramantrān || 69.20 ||
Die Lotosblüten, von Schwärmen von Bienen herabgebogen, waren in Bewegung; und wiederum richteten sie sich unablässig auf, gedrückt vom Gewicht. In jenen Wassern rezitierte ein Zweimalgeborener mit wohlklingender Stimme wunderbare Mantras, wie sie im Veda gelehrt sind.
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It documents a common Purāṇic literary technique: describing a sacred landscape through sensory detail (flora, fauna, and sound), linking natural waterscapes with Vedic recitation as a marker of cultural heritage and ritual practice.
No specific toponym appears in this single verse; it describes a generic sacred waterbody (jaleṣu) with lotuses and ritual recitation. Identification requires adjacent verses in Adhyāya 69.
Implicitly, it frames natural waters (lotus-filled ponds) as culturally significant spaces where disciplined speech and learning (Vedic recitation) occur—supporting an ethic of respect and careful stewardship toward such environments.
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