Varaha Purana 126.177: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 177
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
यदीच्छसि महाराज श्रोतुं गुह्यमिदं महत् ॥ आगच्छ तात कुब्जाम्रे मया सह महीपते
yadīcchasi mahārāja śrotuṃ guhyam idaṃ mahat || āgaccha tāta kubjāmre mayā saha mahīpate
महाराज, अगर तुम यह बड़ा राज़ सुनना चाहते हो, तो मेरे साथ चलो। चलो कुब्जाम्रा तीर्थ की तरफ। मैं तुम्हे वहाँ ले चलता हूँ।
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It frames a tīrtha-māhātmya episode as a guided journey, a common Purāṇic literary device used to anchor sacred geography in narrative dialogue.
Kubjāmra is named as the destination; it appears as a localized sacred site (tīrtha) in the text, though its precise modern identification may require regional toponymic study.
The verse emphasizes disciplined seeking of knowledge—approaching a place of instruction and listening to a ‘guhya’ teaching with intent.
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