Varaha Purana 81.23: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 23
Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa
वसुधारारत्नधारयोर्मूर्ध्नि अष्टौ सप्त च संख्यया ।
vasudhārāratnadhārayor mūrdhni aṣṭau sapta ca saṅkhyayā
वसुधारा और रत्नधारा के ऊपर आठ और सात ग्रुप हैं। यह गिनती से पता चलता है।
Varāha
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The verse illustrates Purāṇic enumerative geography, where peaks, regions, and associated groups are recorded through structured numerical listings.
Two place-names are given—Vasudhārā and Ratnadhārā—likely conceptualized as peaks or regions; modern identification remains indeterminate from this fragment alone.
The text models systematic attention to landscape and its named features, a cultural habit that can support heritage documentation and preservation.
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