Varaha Purana 137.10: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 10
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
किमुच्यते व्रतं चैव शुभं कुब्जाम्रकं महत् ॥ कतरच्छापि तच्छ्रेष्ठं क्षेत्रं भक्तसुखावहम्
kim ucyate vrataṁ caiva śubhaṁ kubjāmrakaṁ mahat || katarac chāpi tac chreṣṭhaṁ kṣetraṁ bhakta-sukhāvaham
बताओ, व्रत क्या होता है? और यह कुब्जाम्रक क्या है जो इतना बड़ा और अच्छा है? इनमें से कौनसा जगह सबसे बड़ी है जो भक्तों को सुख देती है?
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It demonstrates how Purāṇas index religious practice (vrata) alongside place-based heritage (kṣetra), forming a map of cultural geography preserved through narrative inquiry.
Kubjāmraka is named as a significant site; the excerpt alone does not provide enough data to securely equate it with a single modern location without further chapter context.
Prioritizing practices and places framed as promoting communal well-being (bhakta-sukha) rather than private gain.
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