Varaha Purana 81.45: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 45
Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa
तत्र चान्यत् त्रिंशद्योहनमण्डलं पुरं सैंहिकेयानाम्।
tatra cānyat triṃśadyojanamaṇḍalaṃ puraṃ saiṃhikeyānām |
वहाँ एक और शहर है जो तीस योजन फैला हुआ है। यह सैंहिकेयों का शहर है।
Varāha
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It shows a technical spatial vocabulary (maṇḍala) used for urban extent, suggesting schematic mapping conventions.
A “pura” of the Saiṃhikeyas with a thirty-yojana extent; it is part of the narrative geography rather than a confirmed modern correlate.
The passage is descriptive; ethically it supports a worldview of differentiated habitats and bounded domains.
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