Varaha Purana 145.85: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 85
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
खर्जूराशोकबकुलैश्चूतैश्चैव प्रियालकैः ॥ नारिकेलैश्च पूगैश्च चम्पकैर्जम्बुभिर्धवैः
kharjūrāśokabakulaiś cūtaiś caiva priyālakaiḥ | nārikelaiś ca pūgaiś ca campakair jambubhir dhavaiḥ ||
ഖർജൂര, അശോക, ബകുല, ചൂത (മാവ്) പ്രിയാലക വൃക്ഷങ്ങളാൽ; കൂടാതെ നാരികേലം, പൂഗം (അടക്ക), ചമ്പകം, ജംബൂ, ധവ വൃക്ഷങ്ങളാലും ആ വനം സമ്പൂർണ്ണമാണ്.
Varāha (default speaker framework)
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Such enumerations function like ecological catalogues, indicating the aesthetic and resource profile of revered landscapes.
A sacred forested region within the chapter’s tīrtha narrative; this verse provides ecological markers rather than a place-name.
Recognition of plant diversity as integral to heritage landscapes, supporting a conservation-oriented reading.
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