Varaha Purana 75.12: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 12
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
हिमप्रायश्च हिमवान् हेमकूटश्च हेमवान् । सर्वत्र सुसुखश्चापि निषधः पर्वतो महान् ॥ ७५.१२ ॥
himaprāyaś ca himavān hemakūṭaś ca hemavān | sarvatra susukhaś cāpi niṣadhaḥ parvato mahān || 75.12 ||
హిమప్రాయ మరియు హిమవాన్, హేమకూట మరియు హేమవాన్; అలాగే నిషధ అనే మహాపర్వతం—అది సర్వత్ర సుఖక్షేమాలను ప్రసాదించేదిగా వర్ణించబడింది.
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic catalogue-style passage that preserves traditional toponyms (mountain names) used in classical Sanskrit literature, valuable for historical geography and the study of cultural landscapes.
The verse names Himavān (commonly associated with the Himalayan system in Sanskrit sources) and also Hemakūṭa and Niṣadha, which appear across Purāṇic and epic geography as major mountain ranges; precise modern identifications vary by scholarly reconstruction.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the passage contributes to a broader cultural-ecological framing in which mountains are presented as sustaining, beneficial features of the world—supporting an implicit ethic of valuing and conserving natural landscapes.
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