Varaha Purana 78.1: Adhyaya 78, Shloka 1
Names of the Four Directional Mountain-Kings and Their Lakes
Rudra’s Geographical Description
रुद्र उवाच । तथा चतुर्णां वक्ष्यामि शैलेन्द्राणां यथाक्रमम् । अनुविध्यानि रम्याणि विहङ्गैः कूजितानि च ॥ ७८.१ ॥
rudra uvāca | tathā caturṇāṁ vakṣyāmi śailendrāṇāṁ yathākramam | anuvidhyāni ramyāṇi vihaṅgaiḥ kūjitāni ca || 78.1 ||
రుద్రుడు పలికెను—ఇప్పుడు నేను క్రమంగా నాలుగు పర్వతాధిపతులను వర్ణిస్తాను. అవి రమ్యమైన పర్వతప్రాంతాలు; పక్షుల కూజితధ్వనులతో మార్మోగుతాయి.
Rudra
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It signals a structured catalogue of major mountain regions, reflecting Purāṇic methods of organizing sacred geography and environmental description for cultural memory.
No specific mountain is named in this verse; it functions as a transition introducing an ordered description of four principal “mountain lords” in the subsequent verses.
Rather than a direct injunction, the verse frames attentive description of landscapes and living soundscapes (birds), supporting an archival sensibility that values natural and cultural heritage.
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