Varaha Purana 75.29: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 29
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
संततानि नदीभेदैरगम्यानि परस्परम् । वसन्ति तेषु सत्त्वानि नानाजातीनि सर्वशः ॥ ७५.२९ ॥
saṃtatāni nadībhedair agamyāni parasparam | vasanti teṣu sattvāni nānājātīni sarvaśaḥ || 75.29 ||
नदियाँ बीच में बाँट देती हैं, इसलिए एक जगह से दूसरी जगह जाना मुश्किल है। वहाँ हर तरह के जानवर रहते हैं, कई जात के, हर तरफ।
Varāha
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It preserves a Purāṇic-mode geographic observation: rivers function as natural boundaries shaping mobility, settlement, and perceived regional separation—useful for studying how early Sanskrit literature conceptualized terrain and connectivity.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; it describes a general landscape type—regions segmented by river-channels—rather than a single identifiable site.
The verse does not issue a direct moral injunction; its philosophical instruction is descriptive, emphasizing ecological and geographic diversity—many kinds of beings inhabiting river-bounded regions—supporting an archival theme of biodiversity within sacred/ordered space.
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