Varaha Purana 126.185: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 185
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
अमात्याः शृणुतेमं मे वचनं कृतनिश्चयम् ॥ कुब्जाम्रकं प्रति वयं गच्छामस्तस्य साधनम्
amātyāḥ śṛṇutemaṃ me vacanaṃ kṛtaniścayam || kubjāmrakaṃ prati vayaṃ gacchāmas tasya sādhanam
मंत्रियों, मेरी बात सुनो, मैंने फैसला कर लिया है। हम कुब्जाम्रक की तरफ जाएंगे, वहाँ जाने का प्लान है।
King or leading court authority (inferred from address to ministers; otherwise narrator)
FAQs
It shows institutional participation (ministers) in pilgrimage or sacred travel, indicating how tīrtha narratives could be framed as public, organized undertakings.
Kubjāmraka (Kubjāmra) is explicitly named as the destination.
Collective resolve and purposeful action: the verse stresses niścaya (determination) and sādhanā-like undertaking toward a defined goal.
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