Varaha Purana 71.29: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 29
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
इयं गौरमृता ब्रह्मन् मूर्च्छितेव व्यवस्थिताः । गङ्गाजलप्लुता चेयमुत्थास्यति न संशयः ॥ ७१.२९ ॥
iyaṃ gauramṛtā brahman mūrcchiteva vyavasthitā | gaṅgājalaplutā ceyam utthāsyati na saṃśayaḥ || 71.29 ||
O Brahmane, diese Kuh liegt da wie ohnmächtig, als wäre sie tot; doch sobald sie mit dem Wasser der Gaṅgā besprengt oder darin gebadet wird, wird sie wieder aufstehen—daran besteht kein Zweifel.
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary motif in which the Gaṅgā’s waters are presented as a powerful agent of purification and restoration, reflecting the cultural centrality of riverine sacred geography in early medieval Sanskrit traditions.
The verse explicitly identifies the Gaṅgā (Ganges). In modern scholarly identification, it refers to the Ganges river system of North India, widely attested across Purāṇic and epigraphic sources.
The passage foregrounds the cultural idea of water as a restorative and purificatory medium; in an archival, non-prescriptive framing, it supports themes of reverence for life and the conservation-worthy status of major river systems as heritage landscapes.
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