Varaha Purana 84.4: Adhyaya 84, Shloka 4
Description of the Northern Regions: Ramyaka, Hiraṇmaya, Uttarakuru, Candradvīpa, Sūryadvīpa, and Rudrākara
उत्तरेण च श्वेतस्य त्रिशृङ्गस्य च दक्षिणे । वर्षं हिरण्मयं नाम तत्र हैरण्वती नदी । यक्षाः वसन्ति तत्रैव बलिनः कामरूपिणः ॥ ८४.४ ॥
uttareṇa ca śvetasya triśṛṅgasya ca dakṣiṇe | varṣaṃ hiraṇmayaṃ nāma tatra hairaṇvatī nadī | yakṣā vasanti tatraiva balinaḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ || 84.4 ||
श्वेत पहाड़ के उत्तर और त्रिशृंग पहाड़ के दक्षिण में हिरण्यमय नाम का इलाका है। वहाँ हिरण्वती नदी बहती है। वहाँ यक्ष रहते हैं जो बहुत ताकतवर हैं और जैसे चाहें वैसा रूप ले सकते हैं।
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It preserves a Purāṇic cosmographic scheme that organizes space through named regions (varṣas), rivers, and boundary landmarks, reflecting how Sanskrit literature encoded geography, mythic ethnography, and cultural memory.
The verse identifies Hiraṇmaya-varṣa and the river Hairaṇvatī, bounded by Śveta and Triśṛṅga. These names function primarily within Purāṇic cosmography; modern identifications are uncertain and generally treated as mytho-geographical rather than strictly cartographic.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical instruction is indirect—emphasizing ordered spatial knowledge (cosmic geography) and the recognition of diverse beings inhabiting different regions within a structured world.
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