Varaha Purana 91.34: Adhyaya 91, Shloka 34
The Vaiṣṇavī Goddess on Mount Mandara: Emergence of the Maidens, Construction of the Goddess-City, and Nārada’s Visit
असंख्यातानि हर्म्याणि तथा कन्या धराधरे । प्राधान्येन प्रवक्ष्यामि कन्यानामानि शोभने ॥
asaṃkhyātāni harmyāṇi tathā kanyā dharādhare | prādhānyena pravakṣyāmi kanyānāmāni śobhane ||
वहाँ कितने महल थे, गिनती में नहीं आते। पहाड़ पर कन्याएँ भी थीं। मैं तुम्हे उन कन्याओं के नाम बताता हूँ, जो सबसे ज़्यादा इम्पोर्टेंट थीं।
Narrator (direct address to an interlocutor: śobhane)
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Name-catalogues are a structural feature of Purāṇic literature, aiding memorization and signaling thematic emphasis through ordered enumeration (prādhānyena).
A mountain is referenced (dharādhara), but without a specific identifiable toponym in this excerpt.
No direct ethical rule is stated; the verse functions as a framing device for an ordered presentation of information.
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