Varaha Purana 75.67: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 67
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
मणिरत्नार्पितश्वभ्रैर्मणिभिश्चित्रवेदिकाम् । सुवर्णमणिचित्राङ्गैर्मणिचर्चिततोरणैः ॥ ७५.६७ ॥
maṇiratnārpitaśvabhrair maṇibhiś citravedikām | suvarṇamaṇicittrāṅgair maṇicarcitatoraṇaiḥ || 75.67 ||
इसमें गेहने और रत्ने लगी हैं। जगह-जगह पर हीरे मोती हैं। एक चबूतरा है जिमें अलग-अलग रत्ने हैं। सोने और रत्नों से बना है। दरवाज़े भी रत्नों से सज्जे हैं।
Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves a Purāṇic register of elite architectural aesthetics—gem inlay, gold ornamentation, and ceremonial gateways—useful for comparing literary ideals with South Asian temple and pavilion design vocabularies.
No specific place-name appears in this isolated verse; it functions as a descriptive unit within a larger sacred-site or architectural narrative that would need adjacent verses for firm geographic identification.
The verse does not state an explicit ethical maxim; its philosophical function is descriptive, contributing to a cultural-heritage portrayal of a site or structure as carefully crafted and aesthetically elevated.
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