Varaha Purana 126.169: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 169
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
वायव्यमिति विख्यातं तीर्थं धर्माद्विनिःसृतम् । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यः स्नातः कृतनित्योदकक्रियः ॥
vāyavyam iti vikhyātaṃ tīrthaṃ dharmād viniḥsṛtam | tasmiṃs tīrthe tu yaḥ snātaḥ kṛta-nityodaka-kriyaḥ ||
वायव्य नाम का एक तीर्थ है जो धरम से निकला है। जो वहाँ नहाता है और रोज़ पानी से पूजा करता है, वो बड़ा पुण्य पाता है।
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It documents a tīrtha etiology (origin narrative) linking a place to a personified principle (Dharma), a common Purāṇic strategy for sacralizing geography.
Vāyavya Tīrtha is identified by name; further identification requires comparison with regional tīrtha catalogues and historical geography studies.
The passage emphasizes disciplined observance—ritual bathing is paired with ‘nityodaka-kriyā’, presenting regular practice as integral to tīrtha engagement.
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