Varaha Purana 79.11: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 11
Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove
शीऱ्यद्भिश्च पतद्भिश्च कीर्णभूमिवनान्तरम् । नाम्ना तच्छ्रीवनं नाम सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतम् ॥ ७९.११ ॥
śīryadbhiś ca patadbhiś ca kīrṇabhūmivanāntaram | nāmnā tac chrīvanaṃ nāma sarvalokeṣu viśrutam || 79.11 ||
कुछ पेड़ टूटे पड़े हैं, कुछ गिरते हैं। जंगल के अंदर पेड़ बिखरे हुए हैं। इस जंगल का नाम श्रीवन है। सारी दुनिया में इसका नाम है।
Varāha
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It functions as a toponymic notice within a sacred-geography passage, recording the name “Śrīvana” and characterizing its landscape, which is typical of Purāṇic kṣetra/tīrtha cataloguing.
The verse identifies a place called “Śrīvana.” Without additional verses or an external colophon, a secure modern identification cannot be asserted; it is best treated as a Purāṇic toponym pending contextual triangulation.
No direct prescriptive ethic is stated; the verse primarily documents environmental condition (decaying/falling trees; strewn forest interior) and cultural memory (renown of the place-name), supporting themes of landscape awareness and heritage description.
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