Varaha Purana 126.33: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 33
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
दर्शितोऽयं मया चात्मा हेतुमात्रेण केनचित् ॥ मया यदाश्रितश्चाम्रस्तेन कुब्जत्वमागतः
darśito 'yaṃ mayā cātmā hetumātreṇa kenacit || mayā yad āśritaś cāmras tena kubjatvam āgataḥ
मैंने अपनी आत्मा दिखाई, कोई खास वजह नहीं थी। जब मैं आम के पेड़ के पास गया, वो टेढ़ा हो गया।
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It provides an etiological explanation for a place-epithet (Kubjāmraka, ‘crooked mango tree’), a standard Purāṇic method for naming and sacralizing landscapes.
The implied location is the site associated with the ‘crooked mango tree’ (Kubjāmraka), within the broader Nirmālyakūṭa narrative zone.
It underscores causality (hetu) and consequence: actions and presences can alter environments, a narrative analogue to ecological impact.
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