Varaha Purana 137.103: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 103
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
यच्चापि मम तद्रूपं त्वया संस्थापितं प्रभो॥ सप्तद्वीपेषु दृश्येत तत्र तत्रैव संस्थितम्
yac cāpi mama tad-rūpaṁ tvayā saṁsthāpitaṁ prabho || saptadvīpeṣu dṛśyeta tatra tatraiva saṁsthitam
प्रभु, जो मेरा रूप आपने स्थापित किया है, वो सात द्वीप में दिखेगा। वो वहाँ-वहाँ रहेगा।
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It preserves a Purāṇic linkage between cosmological geography (saptadvīpa) and the dissemination of sacred forms, relevant to the history of pilgrimage networks and temple culture.
No single locality is specified; the phrase saptadvīpa refers to a classical cosmographic model rather than a single modern-mappable site.
The verse implies the value of establishing and maintaining cultural-religious institutions (images/places of presence) as a means of sustaining communal memory and practice.
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