Varaha Purana 76.13: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 13
Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities
तथा पञ्चोत्तरे देवस्वस्योत्तरपुटे पुरी । वायोर्गन्धवती नाम ख्याता सर्वगुणोत्तरा ॥ ७६.१३ ॥
tathā pañcottare devasvasyottarapuṭe purī | vāyor gandhavatī nāma khyātā sarvaguṇottarā || 76.13 ||
उसके बाद, देवस्व के उत्तर तरफ एक शहर है। उसका नाम गंधावती है। यह वायु की शहर है और हर तरह से बड़िया है।
Varāha
FAQs
It functions as a catalog-style notice within Purāṇic sacred-geography, preserving place-names and associating them with directional space and deity-linked cultural memory.
A city named Gandhavatī is identified, situated in a northern sector described relative to ‘Devasva’ (likely a regional/place reference in the text); a secure modern identification cannot be asserted from this single verse alone.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily documents cultural-heritage geography by naming a city and characterizing it as ‘excellent in all qualities.’
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.