Varaha Purana 75.8: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 8
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णं पर्वतैरुपशोभितम् । सर्वधातुविवृद्धैश्च शिलाजालसमुद्भवैः । पर्वतप्रभवाभिश्च नदीभिः सर्वतश्चितम् ॥ ७५.८ ॥
siddhacāraṇasaṃkīrṇaṃ parvatair upaśobhitam | sarvadhātuvivṛddhaiś ca śilājālasamudbhavaiḥ | parvataprabhavābhiś ca nadībhiḥ sarvataś citam || 75.8 ||
Es ist von Siddhas und Cāraṇas belebt und durch Berge geschmückt—reich an allen Arten von Mineralien und an dort entstehenden Gesteinsgeflechten—und von allen Seiten erfüllt von Flüssen, die aus den Bergen entspringen.
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic mode of cataloguing sacred/idealized landscapes through markers such as mountains, rivers, and semi-divine inhabitants (Siddhas, Cāraṇas), reflecting how cultural geography and environmental features are integrated in Sanskrit narrative description.
No specific toponym is given in this isolated verse; it describes a generalized or previously introduced region characterized by mountain ranges, mineral abundance, and mountain-fed rivers.
Rather than an explicit injunction, the verse foregrounds ecological abundance—mountains, minerals, and river systems—supporting a cultural-heritage framing where natural features are treated as noteworthy and worthy of careful preservation within the text’s sacred-geographic imagination.
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