Varaha Purana 77.27: Adhyaya 77, Shloka 27
Measurements of Mount Meru, the Boundary Mountains, and the Four Directional Great Trees
सुपार्श्वस्योत्तरे शृङ्गे वटो नाम महाद्रुमः । न्यग्रोधो विपुलस्कन्धो यस्त्रियोजनमण्डलः ॥ ७७.२७ ॥
supārśvasyottare śṛṅge vaṭo nāma mahādrumaḥ | nyagrodho vipulaskandho yas triyojanamaṇḍalaḥ || 77.27 ||
സുപാർശ്വപർവതത്തിന്റെ വടക്കേ ശിഖരത്തിൽ ‘വട’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള ഒരു മഹാവൃക്ഷമുണ്ട്—അത് വിപുലകാണ്ഡമുള്ള ന്യഗ്രോധ (ആൽ) വൃക്ഷം; അതിന്റെ പരിസരം മൂന്നു യോജനമാണ്.
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It exemplifies Purāṇic cataloging of sacred landscapes by linking a named geographic feature (Supārśva) with a notable natural landmark (a monumental banyan), reflecting how environmental features function as cultural heritage markers in the text.
The verse identifies “Supārśva” and specifies its “northern peak.” In many Purāṇic contexts, Supārśva is treated as a named mountain within a sacred-geographic framework; precise modern identification is uncertain without broader contextual passages and cross-text comparison.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse conveys an implicit philosophical emphasis on the significance of natural monuments (trees, mountains) as preservable cultural-ecological heritage within sacred geography.
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