Varaha Purana 78.15: Adhyaya 78, Shloka 15
Names of the Four Directional Mountain-Kings and Their Lakes
Rudra’s Geographical Description
कपिश्च शतमक्षश्च तुरगश्चैव सानुमान् । ताम्राहश्च विषश्चैव तथा श्वेतोदनो गिरिः ॥ ७८.१५ ॥
kapiś ca śatamakṣaś ca turagaś caiva sānumān | tāmrāhaś ca viṣaś caiva tathā śvetodano giriḥ || 78.15 ||
कपि पर्वत है, शतमक्ष है, तुरग है, और सानुमान भी है। ताम्राह है, विष है, और श्वेतोदन नाम का पर्वत भी है।
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic toponymic catalogue—lists of mountains/places that function as cultural geography, preserving older regional names and supporting later traditions of pilgrimage mapping.
The verse provides a set of proper names (Kapi, Śatamakṣa, Turaga, Sānumān, Tāmrāha, Viṣa, Śvetodana) presented as mountains; precise modern identifications are uncertain without additional chapter context and cross-textual comparison.
No direct ethical injunction is stated in this line; its function is descriptive, contributing to a broader sacred-geographic framework that can implicitly support cultural heritage awareness of landscapes.
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