Varaha Purana 81.29: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 29
Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa
तत्र चानेकपर्वता नाम गन्धर्वा युद्धशालिनो वसन्ति ।
tatra cānekaparvatā nāma gandharvā yuddhaśālino vasanti
वहाँ गंधर्व रहते हैं। उनका नाम अनेकपर्वत है। वो लड़ाई में बहुत अच्छे हैं।
Varāha
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It exemplifies mythic ethnography in Purāṇas—naming communities and attributing characteristic skills, thereby enriching the cultural map of the text.
The verse points to a locale previously under discussion ('there'), without specifying coordinates; it situates the Gandharvas within that regional description.
The verse mainly catalogs inhabitants; ethically, it reinforces attention to the diversity of beings imagined to share a landscape.
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