Varaha Purana 75.50: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 50
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
महावर्षाणि ख्यातानि चत्वार्यत्र च संस्थिताः । तत्र पर्वतसंस्थानो मेरुर्नाम महाबलः ॥ ७५.५० ॥
mahāvarṣāṇi khyātāni catvāry atra ca saṁsthitāḥ | tatra parvatasaṁsthāno merur nāma mahābalaḥ || 75.50 ||
यहाँ चार बड़े इलाके हैं जो काफी फेमस हैं। इनमें एक पहाड़ जैसा है जिसका नाम मेरु है। यह बहुत ताकतवाला है।
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It reflects Purāṇic cosmography by organizing the world into major regions (mahāvarṣas) and placing Mount Meru as a central geographic-cosmic reference point in the narrative tradition.
Meru is identified as the central cosmic mountain of Purāṇic geography; modern scholarship generally treats it as a mythic-cosmological axis rather than a single, securely identifiable physical mountain.
The verse primarily conveys a descriptive cosmological framework rather than a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical value lies in presenting an ordered vision of the world that later passages often connect to cultural geography and stewardship themes.
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