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(9) Lakshmī-nṛisiṁha-paripālita-pūrva-tishṭe durge su-bhīma-parighe Maḷavaḷḷi-nāmni । Vedāntagaiḥ śrutiparaiḥ smṛiti-dharma-vidyaiḥ pūrṇe sma kārayati deva-nṛipas-saro'gryam ॥ "In the fort named Maḷavaḷḷi, protected on the east by (the temple of) Lakshmī-Nṛisiṁha, having a deep moat, filled with men learned in the Vedānta (i. e., philosophy), Śruti (Vedas), Smṛiti and Dharma-śāstra that Deva-nṛipati made a magnificent pond.” Evidently this ‘durga’ or fort is not a military post or station; its inmates are people learned not in the military science but in philosophy and religion. At the same time it is protected by ‘deep moat’. It is, therefore, just like the villages or towns described in the Mānasāra.
Linked texts (4)
- Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit