Varaha Purana 76.3: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 3
Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities
तस्याप्युत्तरपूर्वे तु देशे परमवर्चसे । आलोकजनसंपूर्णा विमानशतसंकुला ॥ ७६.३ ॥
tasyāpy uttarapūrve tu deśe paramavarcasi | ālokajanasaṃpūrṇā vimānaśatasaṃkulā || 76.3 ||
Y en su región nororiental hay una tierra de suprema irradiación, colmada de seres resplandecientes y atestada de cientos de vimānas (vehículos celestes o palacios aéreos).
Varāha
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It exemplifies Purāṇic sacred-geographical cataloguing, where regions are described through radiance, population imagery, and extraordinary architecture/vehicles, reflecting a literary mode of mapping cultural landscapes rather than a modern survey.
The verse specifies only a directional locus—“uttarapūrva” (north-east) of a previously mentioned place—without naming a specific toponym in this fragment; identification depends on adjoining verses in Adhyāya 76.
No direct ethical injunction appears in this line; its function is descriptive, contributing to a broader Purāṇic portrayal of valued landscapes and culturally significant locales.
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