Varaha Purana 76.4: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 4
Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities
महावापीसमायुक्ता नित्यं प्रमुदिता शुभा । शोभिता पुष्पशबलैः पताकाध्वजमालिनी ॥ ७६.४ ॥
mahāvāpīsamāyuktā nityaṁ pramuditā śubhā | śobhitā puṣpaśabalaiḥ patākādhvajamālinī || 76.4 ||
वहाँ एक बड़ा पानी का तालाब है। वो जगह हमेशा खुश रहती है और अच्छी है। फूल से सजी है और पताके और झंडे लटके हैं।
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It preserves a Purāṇic descriptive register for sacred places, highlighting built water features (vāpī) and public markers of pilgrimage culture such as banners, flags, and floral decoration—useful for correlating textual heritage with historical landscape practices.
This verse segment does not name a specific site; it functions as a generic tīrtha/locale description within Adhyāya 76. Identification requires adjacent verses that supply the toponym.
Implicitly, the verse foregrounds care for communal water resources and the aesthetic maintenance of shared spaces, aligning with broader Purāṇic themes of stewardship of landscape and civic-ritual cleanliness.
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