Varaha Purana 81.48: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 48
Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa
तथा चान्तरतटेऽन्ये सुनान्नाम तस्यैव दक्षिणे त्रिंशद्योहनविस्तृतं द्विषष्टियोजनायामं पुरं कामरूपिणां दृप्तानां मध्यमे च तस्य हेमकूटे महादेवस्य न्यग्रोधः।
tathā cāntarataṭe 'nye sunān nāma tasyaiva dakṣiṇe triṃśadyojanavistṛtaṃ dviṣaṣṭiyojanāyāmaṃ puraṃ kāmarūpiṇāṃ dṛptānāṃ madhyame ca tasya hemakūṭe mahādevasya nyagrodhaḥ |
Demikian juga, di tebing bahagian dalam terdapat yang lain, bernama Sunān; dan di selatan kawasan itu ada sebuah kota kaum Kāmārūpiṇs yang angkuh, selebar tiga puluh yojana dan sepanjang enam puluh dua yojana. Di tengah kota itu, di Hemakūṭa, berdiri pohon beringin (nyagrodha) milik Mahādeva.
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It combines spatial measurement with a ‘living landmark’ (nyagrodha), showing how Purāṇic geography links settlement, topography, and culturally protected trees.
Antarataṭa, a southern city of the Kāmārūpiṇs, and Hemakūṭa featuring a notable nyagrodha associated with Mahādeva; these are presented within Purāṇic sacred topography.
By foregrounding a venerable tree as a central landmark, the passage implicitly supports conservation of significant natural features as part of cultural heritage.
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