Varaha Purana 86.49: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 49
Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa
Cosmographic Geography
एताः प्रधानाः शेषाः क्षुद्रनद्यः ।
etāḥ pradhānāḥ śeṣāḥ kṣudranadyaḥ |
यह सब बड़ी नदियाँ हैं। बाकी छोटी-छोटी नदियाँ हैं।
Varāha
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic archival practice: distinguishing major named rivers from unnamed minor tributaries, aiding textual geography studies.
The context is Kuśadvīpa’s river system in Purāṇic cosmography rather than a directly mappable modern geography.
No direct ethical instruction; it is a descriptive classification.
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