Varaha Purana 86.8: Adhyaya 86, Shloka 8
Description of Śākadvīpa and Kuśadvīpa
Cosmographic Geography
Pūrva Bhāga · Sacred Geography and Cosmography (Mountain Ranges and Regional Names)
सर्वे च द्विनामानः
sarve ca dvināmānaḥ
sarve cha dvinAmAnaH
และทั้งหมดนี้ถูกพรรณนาว่าเป็นทวินาม คือมีสองนาม
Sandhi Notes
- द्विनामानः treated as a tatpuruṣa compound (द्वि + नामन्) in nominative plural masculine
Varāha
Observer (implicit; not stated in verse)
A single sacred reality may be referenced through multiple authoritative names; do not treat name-variation as contradiction.
When reading tīrtha/cosmography passages, reconcile variant place-names by mapping paired synonyms; preserve both in recitation and pilgrimage guides.
The statement about ‘two names’ supports a puranic hermeneutic where a single sacred entity bears (1) a worldly/vernacular designation and (2) a ritual/archaic or divine designation—reflecting layered reality (vyavahāra vs. paramārtha) and the puranic practice of preserving multiple toponymic traditions.
Name-and-form (nāma-rūpa) plurality over a single underlying referent; conventional naming does not alter the substratum.
Varāha Purāṇa: surrounding cosmography sections where lists of dvīpas/varṣas/nadīs/tīrthas often carry synonym-pairs (contextual)
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic cataloguing practice where places and mountains circulate under multiple names across regions and textual traditions, aiding comparative historical geography.
No single location is named here; the line introduces a naming convention applied to the subsequent geographic entries.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the emphasis is archival—preserving alternative names for cultural and geographic memory.
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