Varaha Purana 126.167: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 167
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
तरन्ति मानवाः येन घोरं संसारसागरम् ॥ अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि देवि कुब्जाम्रके महत् ॥
taranti mānavā yena ghoraṃ saṃsārasāgaram || anyac ca te pravakṣyāmi devi kubjāmrake mahat ||
इस तरह लोग इस दुनिया के बड़े समुंदर से पार हो जाते हैं। देवी, मैं अब तुम्हे कुब्जाम्रक के बारे में भी बताऊँगा।
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It introduces a tīrtha-oriented narrative segment, typical of Purāṇic composition, where sacred place traditions are framed with liberation-oriented language (e.g., crossing saṃsāra).
Kubjāmraka is named; its precise modern identification varies in scholarship and typically requires correlation with regional toponyms and tīrtha lists.
The verse foregrounds a philosophical instruction: practices associated with sacred places are presented as aids for transcending worldly bondage (saṃsāra).
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