Varaha Purana 81.38: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 38
Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa
सहस्रशिखरे च दैत्यानामुग्रकर्मिणामावासः॥
sahasraśikhare ca daityānām ugrakarmiṇām āvāsaḥ
सहस्रशिखर पर दैत्य लोग रहते हैं। यह लोग काफी कट्टर हैं और बड़े काम करते हैं।
Varāha
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It shows the Purāṇic tendency to distribute groups (Daityas, etc.) across a structured cosmic terrain, offering material for comparative cosmology.
Sahasraśikhara is a named mountain/peak in the Meru-centered world model; it is not securely equated with a modern geographic feature.
The verse characterizes a group as ‘fierce in action’ but does not prescribe a moral rule; it remains descriptive.
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