Varaha Purana 83.8: Adhyaya 83, Shloka 8
Description of the Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla Regions: Niṣadha’s Western Janapadas and River Systems
शेषाः क्षुद्रनद्यः सहस्रशश्चेति।
śeṣāḥ kṣudra-nadyaḥ sahasraśaś ceti
మిగిలిన నదులు చిన్నవే; అవి వేల సంఖ్యలో ఉన్నవి।
Rudra
FAQs
It demonstrates Purāṇic enumerative conventions: a named list of major items followed by a formula indicating numerous unnamed minor items.
No specific location; it refers generically to the remainder of the river system in the described region.
No direct instruction; it functions as a classificatory closure to the river list.
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