Varaha Purana 80.5: Adhyaya 80, Shloka 5
Cosmographic Ordering of the Southern and Western Quarters: Valleys, Forest-Plateaus, and Sacred Sites
सुमूलस्याचलेन्द्रस्य वसुधारस्य चान्तरे । त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णे पञ्चाशद्योजनायते ॥५॥
sumūlasyācalendrasya vasudhārasya cāntare | triṃśad-yojana-vistīrṇe pañcāśad-yojanāyate ||5||
सुमूल पहाड़ी और वसुधारा के बीच की ज़मीन तीस योजन चौड़ी है और पचास योजन लंबी है।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the fragment)
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It preserves a Purāṇic mode of describing space using yojana-based dimensions, useful for comparing textual geography with broader Indic cosmographic and topographic traditions.
No specific named site is given in this isolated verse; it describes an extent ‘between’ a chief mountain and the supporting earth/ground, suggesting a topographical interval rather than a clearly identifiable modern location.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical emphasis lies in portraying the ordered structure of the world through measured, intelligible dimensions.
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