Varaha Purana 150.48: Adhyaya 150, Shloka 48
The Sacred Greatness of Sānandūra
विस्तारश्च महाभागे अगाधश्च महार्णवः ॥ आश्चर्यं सुमहत्तत्र कथ्यमानं मया शृणु
vistāraś ca mahābhāge agādhaś ca mahārṇavaḥ || āścaryaṃ sumahattatra kathyamānaṃ mayā śṛṇu
ఓ మహాభాగే, అది విస్తారంగా ఉంది మరియు మహాసముద్రంలా అగాధంగా ఉంది. అక్కడి అత్యంత మహత్తర ఆశ్చర్యాన్ని నేను చెప్పుచున్నాను; వినుము.
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It uses a standard Purāṇic descriptive register—scale, depth, and ‘marvel’—to elevate a water-site as memorable cultural geography.
A specific kuṇḍa (pond) described as vast and deep; the proper name is implied from surrounding verses (e.g., Jaṭā-kuṇḍa) rather than repeated here.
It models attentive listening and transmission (śṛṇu, kathyamānam) as a disciplined way of preserving cultural and environmental knowledge.
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