Varaha Purana 81.59: Adhyaya 81, Shloka 59
Description of the Divine Mountain Abodes: Meru, Devakūṭa, and Kailāsa
पूर्वपार्श्वे च शतयोजनमायामास्त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तृता दशगन्धर्वपुर्यः तासु च सकुबाहुहरिकेशचित्रसेनादयो राजानः।
pūrvapārśve ca śatayojanam āyāmās triṃśadyojanavistṛtā daśagandharvapuryaḥ tāsu ca sakubāhu-harikeśa-citrasenādayo rājānaḥ.
ทางด้านตะวันออกมีนครของคันธรรพะสิบเมือง แต่ละเมืองยาวหนึ่งร้อยโยชน์ กว้างสามสิบโยชน์; และในนั้นมีพระราชาเช่น สกุบาหุ หริเกศ และจิตรเสน เป็นต้น
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It exemplifies Purāṇic spatial quantification using yojanas and catalogs mythic polities, aiding studies of ancient Indian geographic imagination and measurement language.
The ‘eastern side’ of the described region, containing ten Gandharva cities; the excerpt does not specify a modern location.
No explicit ethical instruction; the verse primarily provides structured geographic and political description.
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