Varaha Purana 149.52: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 52
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
कदम्बात्पतते धारा तत्र पूर्वविनिःसृता ॥ स कदम्बो महाभागे माघमासस्य द्वादशी ॥
kadambāt patate dhārā tatra pūrvaviniḥsṛtā || sa kadambo mahābhāge māghamāsasya dvādaśī ||
Vom Kadamba fällt ein Wasserstrom herab, der dort seit alters her hervorgegangen ist. Dieser Kadamba, o Glücklicher, ist besonders mit dem zwölften Mondtag des Monats Māgha verbunden.
Varāha (addressing Pṛthivī; vocative 'mahābhāge')
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It ties a natural feature (a descending stream associated with a kadamba) to ritual time (Māgha Dvādaśī), illustrating how ecology and calendrics co-structure tīrtha traditions.
A Kadamba-associated site with a descending stream is indicated; modern identification is indeterminate from this excerpt alone.
The verse encourages time-sensitive, place-based observance—aligning human practice with natural and calendrical rhythms.
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