Varaha Purana 79.5: Adhyaya 79, Shloka 5
Description of the Inner Basins (Droṇīs): Śrīsaras, Śrīvana, Bilva Forest, and Tāla Grove
प्रसन्नसलिलैः पूर्णं शरण्यं सर्वदेहिनाम् । तत्र त्वेकं महापद्मं मध्ये पद्मवनस्य च ॥ ७९.५ ॥
prasannasalilaiḥ pūrṇaṃ śaraṇyaṃ sarvadehinām | tatra tv ekaṃ mahāpadmaṃ madhye padmavanasya ca || 79.5 ||
ప్రసన్నమైన స్వచ్ఛ జలములతో నిండిన ఆ సరస్సు సమస్త దేహధారులకు శరణ్యము. అక్కడ పద్మవనమధ్యంలో ఒక్క మహాపద్మము నిలిచి యున్నది।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in fragment)
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It preserves a Purāṇic mode of mapping sacred geography through idealized ecological markers—clear water, refuge for beings, and a central lotus—typical of tīrtha and divya-sarovara descriptions in Sanskrit literary culture.
The excerpt does not provide a specific toponym; it describes a lotus-grove and waterbody without naming a site, so no secure modern identification can be made from this verse alone.
Implicitly, the verse frames an intact water ecosystem as a refuge for living beings, aligning with a preservational ethic: clean, life-supporting waters and flourishing habitats are presented as culturally valued features of the landscape.
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