Varaha Purana 126.165: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 165
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
उष्णकाले भवेच्छीतमेवं चिह्नं तु तद्भवेत् ॥ एष वह्निर्महाभागे तीर्थमाग्नेयमुत्तरे
uṣṇakāle bhavecchītam evaṃ cihnaṃ tu tadbhavet || eṣa vahnirmahābhāge tīrtham āgneyam uttare
गर्मियों में यह पानी ठंडा हो जाता है, यह इसका पहचान है। भाग्यशाली, यह अग्नि तीर्थ है, उत्तर दिशा में।
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It encodes site-identification through environmental behavior (temperature reversal), contributing to the study of how sacred geography was remembered and transmitted.
An Āgneya-tīrtha described as being ‘in the north’ (uttare); the fragment lacks further coordinates for a secure modern identification.
Recognize and preserve knowledge of place through careful attention to natural signs (cihna), linking cultural heritage to environmental observation.
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