Varaha Purana 75.18: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 18
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
वृत्तः स्वभावतः प्रोक्तो वर्णतः परिमाणतः । नीलश्च वैडूर्यमयः श्वेतशुक्लो हिरण्मयः । मयूरबर्हिवर्णस्तु शातकुम्भश्च श्रृङ्गवान् ॥ ७५.१८ ॥
vṛttaḥ svabhāvataḥ prokto varṇataḥ parimāṇataḥ | nīlaś ca vaidūryamayaḥ śvetaśuklo hiraṇmayaḥ | mayūrabarhivarṇas tu śātakaumbhaś ca śṛṅgavān || 75.18 ||
यह अपने आप में गोल है, और रंग और नाप के हिसाब से अलग होता है। कुछ नीले रंग के हैं, कुछ वैडूर्य पत्थर जैसे। कुछ व्हाइट हैं, कुछ सोना जैसे चमकदार। कुछ मोर के पंख जैसे रंग के हैं, कुछ शत-कुंभ सोना जैसे, और कुछ में सींघ भी हैं।
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It exemplifies Purāṇic cataloguing style—describing entities through form (vṛtta), measurable characteristics (parimāṇa), and a spectrum of materials (vaidūrya, hiraṇya, śātakaumbha), reflecting early Indian aesthetic and material classifications.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is primarily descriptive (form, color, and material qualities) rather than locational.
No direct ethical injunction is stated here; the verse functions as a descriptive passage that supports broader cosmographic and iconographic narration within the Varāha Purāṇa.
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