Varaha Purana 86.18: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 18
Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa
Cosmographic Geography
कङ्कश्च पर्वतः सैव कुशेशयः॥
kaṅkaś ca parvataḥ saiva kuśeśayaḥ
एक पहाड़ है जिसका नाम कंका है। वही पहाड़ को कुकेशय भी कहते हैं।
Varāha
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It preserves a Purāṇic toponymic tradition in which a single mountain may circulate under multiple names, useful for studying ancient Indian cosmographic catalogues.
A mountain within Kūśadvīpa; modern identification is uncertain and generally treated as part of mythic cosmography rather than a directly mappable site.
No explicit ethical injunction appears; the verse functions as a neutral catalog of sacred geography.
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