Varaha Purana 159.9: Adhyaya 159, Shloka 9
The Procedure and Merit of Circumambulating Mathurā
एतैरनेकधा देवैः ससागरवना मही ॥ क्रमिता बलिना चैव बाह्यमण्डलरेखया ॥
etair anekadhā devaiḥ sa-sāgara-vanā mahī || kramitā balinā caiva bāhya-maṇḍala-rekhayā ||
इन देवताओं ने कई तरह से धरती का परिक्रमा किया। समुंदर और जंगल सब साथ में था। बलि ने भी किया, बाहर की लाइन के साथ।
Varāha
FAQs
It preserves an ecological imagination of the world (oceans/forests) embedded in sacred geography, valuable for environmental humanities readings of Purāṇas.
The Earth described as a system including oceans and forests; “outer circle” suggests a conceptual perimeter rather than a mapped border.
It situates human and cosmic action within an Earth-inclusive frame, implicitly valuing the integrity of natural domains (forests, oceans) as part of cultural geography.
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