Varaha Purana 79.14: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 14
Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove
विमलं पङ्कजवनं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् । पुष्पं लक्ष्म्या धृतं भाति नित्यं प्रज्वलतीव ह ॥ ७९.१४ ॥
vimalaṃ paṅkajavanaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam | puṣpaṃ lakṣmyā dhṛtaṃ bhāti nityaṃ prajvalatīva ha || 79.14 ||
वहाँ एक साफ कमल का बगीचा है। सिद्ध लोग वहाँ रहते हैं। लक्ष्मी वहाँ एक फूल पकड़े हुए है। वो हमेशा चमकता है जैसे आग जल रही हो।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic mode of describing tīrthas and sacred landscapes through idealized ecological imagery (lotus-groves) and the presence of semi-divine witnesses (Siddhas, Cāraṇas), a literary strategy used to mark cultural heritage spaces as ritually and aesthetically exceptional.
No specific place-name is given in this isolated verse; it describes a sanctified lotus-grove within the chapter’s broader sacred-geography context. A firm modern identification requires adjacent verses naming the kṣetra/tīrtha.
Implicitly, the verse elevates the purity and careful regard for a natural habitat (a lotus-grove) as integral to a revered site—supporting a preservation-oriented attitude toward culturally significant environments.
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