Varaha Purana 76.14: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 14
Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities
तस्योत्तरपुटे रम्या गुह्यकाधिपतेः पुरी । नाम्ना महोदया नाम शुभा वैदूर्यवेदिका ॥ ७६.१४ ॥
tasyottarapuṭe ramyā guhyakādhipateḥ purī | nāmnā mahodayā nāma śubhā vaidūryavedikā || 76.14 ||
ทางด้านเหนือมีนครอันรื่นรมย์ของเจ้าแห่งคุหยกะ เรียกว่า “มหโทยา” เป็นมงคล และประดับด้วยแท่นบูชาที่ทำด้วยแก้วไวฑูรยะ
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It preserves a Purāṇic toponym (Mahodayā) and frames it within sacred-geographic narration, reflecting how early Sanskrit literature mapped cultural memory onto named cities and landmark features.
The verse names a city called Mahodayā on the 'northern side' of a previously mentioned reference point; without the immediately preceding verses, a secure modern identification cannot be confirmed from this fragment alone.
The fragment is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical function is to situate human and semi-divine habitations within a sacralized landscape, reinforcing cultural attention to place, memory, and stewardship of notable sites.
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