Varaha Purana 143.9: Adhyaya 143, Shloka 9
Exposition of the Glory of the Mandāra Sacred Grove
क्रीडमानोऽस्महं तत्र मन्दारे पुष्पिते तदा ॥ मन्दारपुष्पमादाय मनोज्ञं न्यस्य वै हृदि ॥
krīḍamāno 'smahaṃ tatra mandāre puṣpite tadā || mandārapuṣpam ādāya manojñaṃ nyasya vai hṛdi
मैं मंदार में घूम रहा था, जब वो फूलों से भरा था। मैंने एक सुंदर मंदार का फूल उठाया और अपने दिल पे रख लिया।
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It uses botanical and landscape imagery typical of tīrtha narratives, linking place, flora, and memory to establish a sacred ecology.
Mandāra is described as ‘in bloom,’ suggesting a specific sacred grove or mountain environment associated with Mandāra trees/flowers.
Implicit environmental attentiveness: the narrative foregrounds the value of the flowering landscape as part of cultural heritage.
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