Varaha Purana 126.36: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 36
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
एवं कुब्जाम्रकं ख्यातं स्थानमेतन्मनस्विनि ॥ मृतापि तत्र गच्छन्ति मम लोकाय केवलम्
evaṃ kubjāmrakaṃ khyātaṃ sthānam etan manasvini || mṛtā api tatra gacchanti mama lokāya kevalam
इसलिए इस जगह का नाम कुब्जाम्रक पड़ा है। जो भी यहाँ मरता है वो मेरे पास आता है।
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It formalizes a toponym (Kubjāmraka) and attaches a salvific benefit-claim to the site, characteristic of Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya literature used to map and valorize landscapes.
Kubjāmraka is explicitly identified as the celebrated place-name; it is linked in-context to Nirmālyakūṭa and the mango-tree etiology.
The verse promotes the cultural practice of valuing and preserving designated heritage sites by embedding them in a moral geography of consequence and remembrance.
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