Varaha Purana 79.1: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 1
Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove
रुद्र उवाच । सीतान्तस्याचलेन्द्रस्य कुमुदस्यान्तरेण च । द्रोण्यां विहङ्गपुष्टायां नानासत्त्वनिषेवितम् ॥ ७९.१ ॥
rudra uvāca | sītāntasyācalendrasya kumudasyāntareṇa ca | droṇyāṃ vihaṅgapuṣṭāyāṃ nānāsattvaniṣevitam || 79.1 ||
Rudra rzekł: Pomiędzy władcą gór Sītāntą a górą Kumudą znajduje się dolina-kotlina, żywiona przez ptaki, często odwiedzana i zamieszkana przez wiele rodzajów istot żywych.
Rudra
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic method of mapping cultural geography through named mountains and distinctive ecological features, preserving older toponyms and landscape vocabulary in a narrative register.
A valley-basin (droṇī) situated between the mountains named Sītānta and Kumuda; these names function as ancient toponyms, and modern identification remains uncertain without corroborating regional lists and commentarial traditions.
While not an explicit moral injunction, the verse foregrounds a biodiverse habitat ‘frequented by many beings,’ supporting an implicit cultural valuation of living landscapes within sacred-geographical description.
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