Varaha Purana 145.3: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 3
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
अभिन्नमतुलच्छायं विशालं पुष्पितं तथा ॥ मनोज्ञं च सुगन्धं च देवानामपि दुर्लभम् ॥
abhinna-matula-cchāyaṃ viśālaṃ puṣpitaṃ tathā || mano-jñaṃ ca su-gandhaṃ ca devānām api durlabham ||
ต้นนั้นสมบูรณ์ไม่ขาดพร่อง มีร่มเงาเทียบมิได้ กว้างใหญ่และบานสะพรั่งด้วยดอก งามจับใจและหอมกรุ่น เป็นสิ่งที่แม้เหล่าเทพก็ยากจะได้พบ
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FAQs
Such descriptive cataloguing (shade, size, blossoms, fragrance) is typical of māhātmya literature, linking natural features to a site’s remembered sanctity.
No new place-name appears; the description contributes to the literary topography of Śālagrāma-kṣetra by highlighting a distinctive tree.
Implicitly, it valorizes attentive perception of the natural world within sacred geography, aligning environmental features with cultural heritage.
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