Varaha Purana 91.33: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 33
The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit
विशालरथ्यं सौवर्णप्रासादैरुपशोभितम् । अन्तरजालानि वेश्मानि मणिसोपानवन्ति च । रत्नजालगवाक्षाणि आसन्नोपवनानि च ॥
viśālarathyaṃ sauvarṇaprāsādair upaśobhitam | antarajālāni veśmāni maṇisopānavanti ca | ratnajālagavākṣāṇi āsannopavanāni ca ||
उस शहर में बड़ी-बड़ी सड़कें थीं। सोने के महल वहाँ चमक रहे थे। घर के अंदर जाली का काम था। सीढ़ियाँ मोती और पत्थर से बनी थीं। खिड़कियों में नग और रत्नें लगी थीं। पास-पास बाग भी थे।
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While not a direct archaeological record, such verses preserve literary conceptions of idealized urban space and elite architecture, useful for comparative study with kāvya and śilpa/architectural terminology.
No specific place-name is given; the verse is a descriptive catalogue of an ideal cityscape.
No explicit ethical injunction appears; the focus is aesthetic and descriptive, illustrating prosperity and ordered space as narrative markers.
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