Varaha Purana 126.152: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 152
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
तस्य चिह्नं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्व हि वसुन्धरे ॥ येन चिह्नेन विज्ञेयं तीर्थं तत्रैव मामकम्
tasya cihnaṁ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣva hi vasundhare || yena cihnena vijñeyaṁ tīrthaṁ tatraiva māmakam
मैं अब तुम्हे उसका साइन बताऊंगा, ध्यान से सुनो। उस साइन से पता चलेगा कि वहाँ मेरा तीर्थ है।
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It indicates an internal method of ‘site authentication’ (cihna) in Purāṇic tīrtha literature, relevant to the study of pilgrimage mapping and cultural heritage transmission.
A tīrtha is referenced but not named in this fragment; the verse announces that identifying signs will be given.
The instruction is epistemic and procedural: learn the criteria by which a sacred place is recognized, suggesting careful discernment rather than assumption.
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