Varaha Purana 79.20: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 20
Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove
महानीलस्य मध्ये तु कुम्भस्य च गिरेस्तथा । मध्ये सुखा नदी नाम तस्यास्तीरे महद्वनम् ॥ ७९.२० ॥
mahānīlasya madhye tu kumbhasya ca gires tathā | madhye sukhā nadī nāma tasyās tīre mahad vanam || 79.20 ||
മഹാനീലവും കുംഭം എന്ന പർവതവും തമ്മിലുള്ള പ്രദേശത്ത് ‘സുഖാ’ എന്ന പേരുള്ള ഒരു നദിയുണ്ട്; അതിന്റെ തീരത്ത് ഒരു മഹാവനം സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു.
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It exemplifies Purāṇic mapping practices by naming mountains, rivers, and forests as culturally significant landmarks, offering evidence for how premodern Sanskrit texts organized and narrated environmental space.
The verse identifies a river named Sukhā situated between entities called Mahānīla and the mountain Kumbha; these are best treated as Purāṇic toponyms whose precise modern identification remains uncertain without additional contextual passages and comparative toponymic study.
The passage implicitly foregrounds the value of riverbanks and forests as notable features of the landscape, supporting a cultural-heritage perspective that recognizes and preserves ecologically important sites described in the text.
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