Varaha Purana 86.10: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 10
Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa
Cosmographic Geography
तद् यथा — कुमुदविद्रुमेति च शोच्यते
tad yathā — kumudavidrumeti ca śocyate
मतलब यह कि उसका एक और नाम है। लोग उसे कुमुद-विद्रुम भी कहते हैं।
Varāha
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It documents alternate naming (synonymy) for a geographic feature, a key tool for correlating variant manuscript traditions and regional nomenclature.
An alternate designation ‘Kumuda-vidruma’ is given for the mountain under discussion; exact modern correlation requires cross-text comparison.
No ethical instruction is stated; the passage functions as a nomenclatural gloss supporting cultural-geographic memory.
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