Varaha Purana 86.20: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 20
Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa
Cosmographic Geography
तथा षष्ठो महिषनामाः स एव हरिरित्युच्यते॥
tathā ṣaṣṭho mahiṣanāmā sa eva harir ity ucyate
ฉันนั้น องค์ที่หกมีนามว่า มหิษะ; และสิ่งเดียวกันนั้นก็เรียกว่า หริ ด้วย
Varāha
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It preserves a formulaic listing style common to Purāṇas, where ordinal numbering and alternate names stabilize a traditional cosmographic catalogue.
A mountain (the sixth in a sequence) within Kūśadvīpa, known as Mahiṣa and also as Hari.
No direct ethical instruction; the verse contributes to the textual mapping of the world.
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