Varaha Purana 86.24: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 24
Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa
Cosmographic Geography
सप्तमस्तु ककुद्मान्नाम सैव मन्दरः कीर्त्यते॥
saptamas tu kakudmān nāma saiva mandaraḥ kīrtyate
सातवाँ पहाड़ का नाम ककुद्मान है। वही पहाड़ मंदरा के नाम से भी जाना जाता है।
Varāha
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It links a well-known Purāṇic mountain name (Mandara) with a local designation (Kakudmān), showing how traditions reconcile multiple naming streams.
The seventh mountain in the series for Kūśadvīpa, called Kakudmān/Mandara.
None stated; the function is classificatory and geographic.
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