Varaha Purana 11.31: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 31
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
तत्र गत्वा स विप्रेन्द्रश्चिन्तयामास वै मुनिः । हिमवच्छिखराकारं महाभ्रमिव चोन्नतम् । शशाङ्करश्मिसङ्काशं गृहं वै शतभूमिकम् ॥ ११.३१ ॥
tatra gatvā sa viprendras cintayāmāsa vai muniḥ | himavac-chikharākāraṃ mahābhraṃ iva connatam | śaśāṅka-raśmi-saṅkāśaṃ gṛhaṃ vai śatabhūmikam || 11.31 ||
वहाँ पहुँच के वोह रिशि सोचने लगे। उन्होंने एक महल देखा, हिमालय की चोटी जैसा। बड़ा बादल जैसा दिखता था, चाँद की रोशनी जैसा चमकता था। सौ मंज़िल का था।
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It preserves a stylized Purāṇic aesthetic of monumental architecture, using similes (mountain peak, cloud, moonlight) that are valuable for studying literary conventions and cultural imagination of built space.
The verse does not name a specific site; it references the Himālaya (himavat) as a comparative image rather than a pinpointed location.
No direct ethical injunction is stated here; the verse functions primarily as descriptive narration, foregrounding observation and contemplation (cintayāmāsa) as a mode of engagement with place and structure.
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