Varaha Purana 81.15: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 15
Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa
ते च बिलप्रवेशाः बिलेṣu वैनतेयविषयावर्त्तिनो व्यवस्थितानुरागे च दानवेन्द्रा व्यवस्थिताः
te ca bilapraveśāḥ bileṣu vainateyaviṣayāvarttino vyavasthitānurāge ca dānavendrā vyavasthitāḥ
वो गुफा के दरवाज़े अंदर की तरफ जाते हैं। वैनतेय से जुड़ी जगह पे हैं। दानव के बड़े लोग वहाँ रहते हैं, एक दूसरे के साथ।
Varāha
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It demonstrates layered mythic geography—caves as portals linked to major mythic figures (Vainateya/Garuḍa) and to Dānava polities—useful for comparative Purāṇic cosmography.
The verse mentions caves and ‘domains’ rather than a single identifiable terrestrial location; further identification depends on surrounding narrative context.
Ethical instruction is not explicit; implicitly, it frames a plural inhabited cosmos where different beings occupy distinct territories, encouraging a descriptive rather than exploitative view of space.
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