Varaha Purana 126.98: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 98
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
अथवा म्रियते तत्र मायातीर्थे यशस्विनि ॥ मायायोगी ततो भूत्वा मम लोकाय गच्छति
athavā mriyate tatra māyātīrthe yaśasvini || māyāyogī tato bhūtvā mama lokāya gacchati
या तो वहाँ माया-तीर्थ में मर जाए। फिर वो माया-योग सीख के मेरे पास आता है। मेरे लोक में उसकी जगह बन जाती है।
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic genre: tīrtha-māhātmya, where sacred sites are linked to post-mortem destinies, shaping pilgrimage culture and cultural geography.
Māyā-tīrtha is named, but the excerpt alone does not securely identify it with a modern site; further manuscript context is required for scholarly mapping.
The verse presents a soteriological claim about the efficacy of a sacred place; it implies disciplined spiritual orientation (yoga) associated with the tīrtha.
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