Varaha Purana 76.12: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 12
Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities
पञ्चमे ह्युत्तरपुटे नाम्ना शुद्धवती पुरी । उदकाधिपतेः ख्याता वरुणस्य महात्मनः ॥ ७६.१२ ॥
pañcame hy uttarapuṭe nāmnā śuddhavatī purī | udakādhipateḥ khyātā varuṇasya mahātmanaḥ || 76.12 ||
पाँचवी दिशा में, उत्तर तरफ, एक शहर है। इसका नाम शुद्धवती है। यह वरुण देव की शहर है। वरुण पानी के अधिपति हैं और बड़े लोगों में से हैं।
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It preserves a Purāṇic toponym (Śuddhavatī) within a structured description of regions, illustrating how sacred geography and cultural memory are organized in the Varāha Purāṇa.
A city called Śuddhavatī, placed in the 'fifth northern division' (uttarapuṭa). A secure modern identification cannot be made from this verse alone without corroborating parallel passages and regional toponymic studies.
The verse implicitly frames waters and water-governance (Varuṇa as 'lord of waters') as culturally significant, supporting a broader Purāṇic emphasis on respecting and safeguarding water sources as part of heritage geography.
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