Varaha Purana 214.54: Adhyaya 214, Shloka 54
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
फणीन्द्रो धृतराष्ट्रश्च किर्मीराङ्गश्च नागराट् ॥ अम्भोधरश्च स श्रीमान्नागराजो महाद्युतिः
phaṇīndro dhṛtarāṣṭraś ca kirmīrāṅgaś ca nāgarāṭ || ambhodharaś ca sa śrīmān nāgarājo mahādyutiḥ
फणींद्र, धृतराष्ट्र, किर्मिरंग, ये सब नाग राजा थे। अंबोधर भी वहाँ था, बड़ा चमकता हुआ नाग राजा।
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Catalogues of nāga names function as Purāṇic onomastic archives, reflecting how communities organized sacred lore through genealogical and titular lists.
No geographic location is specified; the verse is a name-list of nāga figures.
No explicit ethical injunction appears; the emphasis is on cosmological enumeration and prestige titles.
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