Varaha Purana 126.134: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 134
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
तस्मिन्कुब्जाम्रके भद्रे स्थानं तु मम रोचते ॥ पुण्डरीक इति ख्यातं तीर्थं चैव महत्फलम् ॥
tasmin kubjāmrake bhadre sthānaṃ tu mama rocate | puṇḍarīka iti khyātaṃ tīrthaṃ caiva mahatphalam ||
उस जगह कुब्जाम्रक में मुझे एक स्थान पसंद है। उस तीर्थ का नाम पुण्डरीक है। यह बहुत फल देता है।
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It is a direct tīrtha-naming statement, valuable for reconstructing Purāṇic pilgrimage geographies and place-lore.
Kubjāmraka is named, and within it the Puṇḍarīka tīrtha; modern identification is uncertain without corroborating textual and regional evidence.
It frames certain landscapes as culturally protected ‘heritage sites’ through the tīrtha concept, encouraging respectful engagement with place.
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