Varaha Purana 75.65: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 65
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
तत्र या सा मया तुभ्यं कर्णिकीत्यभिविश्रुता । तां वर्ण्यमानामेकाग्र्यात् समासेन निबोधत । मणिपर्णशतैश्चित्रां नानावर्णप्रभासिताम् ॥ ७५.६५ ॥
tatra yā sā mayā tubhyaṃ karṇikīty abhiviśrutā | tāṃ varṇyamānām ekāgryāt samāsena nibodhata | maṇiparṇaśataiś citrāṃ nānāvarṇaprabhāsitām || 75.65 ||
അവിടെ ‘കർണികീ’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമായതിനെ ഞാൻ നിനക്കു പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു; അതിന്റെ സംക്ഷിപ്ത വിവരണം ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തത്തോടെ കേൾക്കുക—അത് നൂറുകണക്കിന് മണിമയ ഇലകളാൽ വർണവൈവിധ്യമാർന്നതും, പല നിറങ്ങളുടെ പ്രഭയാൽ ദീപ്തവുമാണ്.
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It exemplifies Purāṇic sacred-geographic description (tīrtha/deśa-varṇana), using ornate natural imagery to mark a named locus (‘Karṇikī’) within the narrative mapping of culturally significant landscapes.
The verse names a site/feature called “Karṇikī.” The excerpt alone does not provide enough data for a secure modern identification; it should be cross-referenced with the surrounding verses and any available chapter colophons or regional tīrtha lists.
The explicit instruction is methodological rather than prescriptive: attentive listening and focused comprehension (ekāgryāt… nibodhata). Indirectly, the verse frames the landscape as worthy of careful description and mindful attention, supporting an archival ethos of valuing natural-cultural heritage.
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