Varaha Purana 78.22: Adhyaya 78, Shloka 22
Names of the Four Directional Mountain-Kings and Their Lakes
Rudra’s Geographical Description
नीलः कनकशृङ्गश्च शतशृङ्गश्च पर्वतः । पुष्करो मेघशैलोऽथ विरजाश्चाचलोत्तमः । जारुचिश्चैव शैलेन्द्र इत्येते उत्तराः स्मृताः ॥ ७८.२२ ॥
nīlaḥ kanakaśṛṅgaś ca śataśṛṅgaś ca parvataḥ | puṣkaro meghaśailo 'tha virajāś cācalottamaḥ | jāruciś caiva śailendra ity ete uttarāḥ smṛtāḥ || 78.22 ||
(ഉത്തരത്തിലെ പർവ്വതങ്ങൾ) നീല, കനകശൃംഗ, ശതശൃംഗ; പുഷ്കര; മേഘശൈല; വിരജാ എന്ന ഉത്തമ അചലം; കൂടാതെ ജാരുചി ശൈലേന്ദ്രൻ—ഇവയെല്ലാം ഉത്തരീയങ്ങളായി സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic geographical catalogue, preserving traditional toponyms and serving as a textual witness to how ancient Sanskrit literature organized and remembered regional landscapes—here, the northern mountains.
The verse identifies a set of 'northern' mountains by traditional names (e.g., Nīla, Kanakaśṛṅga, Śataśṛṅga). Precise modern identifications are uncertain without additional contextual verses or corroborating sources, so these are best treated as inherited toponyms within Purāṇic sacred geography.
No explicit ethical injunction is stated; the verse functions primarily as a cultural-heritage and geographic record, contributing to the broader Purāṇic practice of mapping and remembering significant natural features.
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