Varaha Purana 196.13: Adhyaya 196, Shloka 13
Description of the City of Dharmarāja
Yama
दृश्यते न च दृश्येत नानावृक्षसमाकुला ॥ सुवर्णकृतसोपाना दिव्यकाञ्चनवालुका
dṛśyate na ca dṛśyeta nānā-vṛkṣa-samākulā || suvarṇa-kṛta-sopānā divya-kāñcana-vālukā
वो नदी दिखती भी है और नहीं भी दिखती, ऐसी अजब चीज़ है। उसके पास-पास कई तरह के पेड़ हैं। उसकी सीढ़ियाँ सोने की बनी हैं और उसका रेत भी सोने जैसा है।
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It exemplifies mythic-topographical ornamentation used to mark sacred landscapes as extraordinary and beyond ordinary perception.
The verse continues the description of the Puṣpodakā river-region; no modern correlate is specified.
Rather than a direct injunction, the verse elevates the landscape as a site worthy of attention and careful description.
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