Varaha Purana 78.7: Adhyaya 78, Shloka 7
Names of the Four Directional Mountain-Kings and Their Lakes
Rudra’s Geographical Description
अनेकजलयन्त्रैश्च नादितानि महान्ति च । शाखाभिर्लम्बमानाभी रुवत्पक्षिकुलालिभिः ॥ ७८.७ ॥
anekajalayantraiś ca nāditāni mahānti ca | śākhābhir lambamānābhī ruvatpakṣikulālibhiḥ || 78.7 ||
അനേകം ജലയന്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ ആ മഹാസ്ഥലങ്ങൾ ഉച്ചധ്വനിയോടെ മുഴങ്ങുന്നു; താഴേയ്ക്ക് തൂങ്ങുന്ന ശാഖകളോടുകൂടി, കൂകുന്ന പക്ഷിസമൂഹങ്ങളും ഗുഞ്ജിക്കുന്ന തേൻചീറ്റകളുടെ കൂട്ടങ്ങളും നിറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു।
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It preserves a stylized description of a thriving landscape—auditory (resounding waterworks) and ecological (birds and bees)—useful for studying how Purāṇic texts depict managed waterscapes and aesthetically valued environments.
No explicit toponym appears in this single verse; identification depends on adjacent verses in Adhyāya 78 that likely specify the tīrtha/region being described.
Implicitly, the verse valorizes well-watered, biodiverse surroundings, aligning with Purāṇic themes that present flourishing water management and living habitats as markers of a worthy cultural landscape.
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