Varaha Purana 126.182: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 182
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
शक्रस्तु वसते लोके वज्रहस्तो न संशयः ॥ अथवा म्रियते तत्र शक्रतीर्थे महातपे
śakras tu vasate loke vajrahasto na saṃśayaḥ || athavā mriyate tatra śakratīrthe mahātape
इंद्र वज्र लेके इस दुनिया में रहता है, कोई शक नहीं। या फिर लोग कहते हैं कि वो शक्रतीर्थ पर मर जाता है, बड़े तपस्वी।
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The ‘either/or’ formulation suggests layered traditions or variant local claims, a hallmark of Purāṇic compilation and regional tīrtha lore.
Śakra-tīrtha is explicitly identified as the site associated with Śakra/Indra.
It models intellectual caution: acknowledging alternative accounts (athavā) rather than presenting a single absolute claim.
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