Varaha Purana 52.5: Adhyaya 52, Shloka 5
The Genealogy of Trivarṇa, Manohvā, and the Akṣa Lineage, with the Construction of the Nine-Gated City
नवद्बारं पुरं तस्य त्वेकस्तम्भं चतुष्पथम् । नदीसहस्रसङ्कीर्णं जलक्रीत्या समास्थितम् ॥ ५२.५ ॥
navadbāraṃ puraṃ tasya tv ekastambhaṃ catuṣpatham | nadīsahasrasaṅkīrṇaṃ jalakrītyā samāsthitam || 52.5 ||
Kota itu mempunyai sembilan pintu; ditandai oleh satu tiang tunggal dan persimpangan empat penjuru. Ia terjalin dengan seribu sungai, dan ditegakkan sebagai tempat permainan air serta rekreasi akuatik.
Varāha
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The verse uses standard Purāṇic urban and hydrological motifs—“nine gates,” “crossroads,” and dense river networks—to encode a culturally valued landscape, offering evidence for how sacred geography and idealized city-planning imagery were narrated in Purāṇic literature.
No explicit toponym appears in this isolated verse; it describes a city characterized by multiple gates, a central pillar, crossroads, and extensive waterways. Precise identification would require adjacent verses naming the site or ruler.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse foregrounds water-rich habitation and organized civic space; in an archival reading, it supports a broader Purāṇic valuation of managed waterways and culturally significant riverine environments.
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