Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
उद्धृत्य जगतां देवीमुदीर्णो भृगुकच्छके । ततः पञ्चम उदीर्णो वराह इति संज्ञितः
uddhṛtya jagatāṃ devīmudīrṇo bhṛgukacchake | tataḥ pañcama udīrṇo varāha iti saṃjñitaḥ
Ayant soulevé la Déesse des mondes (la Terre), il s’éleva en gloire à Bhṛgukacchaka. Dès lors, la cinquième manifestation sublime est connue sous le nom de « Varāha ».
Purāṇic narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Bhṛgukacchaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Bhṛgukacchaka, Varāha stands triumphant, Earth-goddess uplifted; the Narmadā’s waters shimmer nearby; pilgrims gather as the fifth manifestation is proclaimed.
FAQs
Places become tīrthas when divine acts are remembered there; sacred geography preserves the memory of cosmic rescue as accessible pilgrimage merit.
Bhṛgukacchaka, where the fifth manifestation is specifically named ‘Varāha’.
No explicit rite; the implied practice is visiting for darśana of the Varāha manifestation.