Varaha Purana 126.58: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 58
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
वसते च यथान्यायं वेलामिव महोदधिः ॥ एवं तयोर्गतः कालो वर्षाणां सप्तसप्ततिः ॥
vasete ca yathānyāyaṃ velām iva mahodadhiḥ || evaṃ tayor gataḥ kālo varṣāṇāṃ saptasaptatiḥ ||
दोनों वहाँ रहने लगे, सही ढंग से। जैसे समुंदर अपनी हद के अंदर रहता है। दोनों के साथ ऐसा ही 77 साल बीत गए।
Varāha (default framework; narrative exposition)
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It illustrates how Purāṇic texts employ natural metaphors (ocean and shoreline) to communicate social order and restraint, reflecting broader Sanskrit literary conventions.
No specific site is named here; the imagery is geographic (ocean/shore) rather than a toponym.
Order and self-limitation are praised through the metaphor of the ocean respecting its boundary.
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