Varaha Purana 126.19: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 19
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
मधुकैटभौ तथा हत्वा ब्रह्मणो वचनात्तदा ॥ जलसंहरणं कृत्वा ममाधारमुपागतः ॥
madhukaiṭabhau tathā hatvā brahmaṇo vacanāt tadā || jalasaṃharaṇaṃ kṛtvā mamādhāram upāgataḥ ||
फिर उसने मधु और कैटभ को मारा। ब्रह्मा ने ऐसा करने को कहा था। उसने पानी को वापस कर दिया। फिर वो मेरे पास आया।
Varāha
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It alludes to well-known Purāṇic mythic cycles (Madhu-Kaiṭabha) and frames them as actions aligned with cosmic governance, illustrating intertextual links across Purāṇic corpora.
No specific terrestrial site is named here; the imagery is cosmological, referencing the state of waters and a foundational ‘support’ (ādhāra) rather than a mapped location.
The verse highlights action guided by counsel/command (vacana), presenting an ideal of responsibility within an ordered cosmos rather than arbitrary power.
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