Varaha Purana 77.23: Adhyaya 77, Shloka 23
Measurements of Mount Meru, the Boundary Mountains, and the Four Directional Great Trees
विपुलस्य च शैलस्य दक्षिणेन महात्मनः । जातः शृङ्गेति सुमहानश्वत्थश्चेति पादपः ॥ ७७.२३ ॥
vipulasya ca śailasya dakṣiṇena mahātmanaḥ | jātaḥ śṛṅgeti sumahān aśvatthaś ceti pādapaḥ || 77.23 ||
विपुल नाम का एक बड़ा पहाड़ है। उसके दक्षिण तरफ एक बड़ा पेड़ उग आया था। उसका नाम शृंग था और वो अश्वत्थ पेड़ था।
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It preserves a localized sacred-geographical note: a named aśvattha tree associated with the southern side of Vipula mountain, reflecting how Purāṇic texts encode pilgrimage landscapes through natural landmarks.
The verse identifies the area south of ‘Vipula-śaila’ (Vipula mountain). The precise modern identification is not determinable from this single verse alone and typically requires comparison with broader chapter context and regional toponymy studies.
Implicitly, the verse foregrounds natural features (aśvattha tree) as heritage markers within a sacred landscape, supporting an ecological-cultural ethic of recognizing and preserving significant trees and sites.
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