Varaha Purana 78.14: Adhyaya 78, Shloka 14
Names of the Four Directional Mountain-Kings and Their Lakes
Rudra’s Geographical Description
ये कीर्तिता मया तुभ्यं नामतस्तान्निबोधत । शैलस्त्रिशिराश्चैव शिशिरश्चाचलोत्तमः ॥ ७८.१४ ॥
ye kīrtitā mayā tubhyaṃ nāmatas tān nibodhata | śailas triśirāś caiva śiśiraś cācalottamaḥ || 78.14 ||
นามที่เรากล่าวแก่ท่านแล้ว จงเข้าใจตามนามนั้น: ไศละ, ตริศิระ และศิศิระ ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ภูเขาอันมั่นคงไม่หวั่นไหว.
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic archival technique: cataloguing named landscapes (especially mountains and tīrthas) as part of cultural memory, pilgrimage geography, and regional toponymy.
The verse lists mountain names—Śaila, Triśiras, and Śiśira—without sufficient internal markers here to securely equate them with a single modern site; identification typically requires comparison with parallel Purāṇic lists and regional historical geography.
The instruction is epistemic rather than prescriptive: to attend carefully to named features of the landscape (nāmatāḥ), supporting cultural heritage preservation through accurate remembrance and transmission.
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