Adhyaya 113: Brahmatirtha, Rudratirtha, and Sauryatirtha: The Sanctification of Brahma’s Severed Fifth Head

Adhyaya 113 frames a sacred-topographical origin narrative (tīrtha-māhātmya) centered on the emergence and exaltation of Brahmatīrtha. Brahmā describes a pilgrimage site deemed rare even among the god