Varaha Purana 137.147: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 147
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
एतच्चिह्नं महाभागे पुण्ये सौकरवे मम॥ सौमतीर्थे विशालाक्षि येन मुच्यन्ति जन्तवः॥
etac cihnaṃ mahābhāge puṇye saukarave mama || saumatīrthe viśālākṣi yena mucyanti jantavaḥ ||
यह निशानी है मेरे सौकरव में, जो बहुत पुण्य जगह है। सौम तीर्थ में, जो भी जीव यहाँ आते हैं, वो सब पाप और बंधन से आज़ाद हो जाते हैं।
Varāha (default speaker framework; strong internal cue: “mama saukarave”)
FAQs
It preserves toponyms (Sauma-tīrtha, Saukarava) useful for mapping Purāṇic sacred geography and tracing regional cultic or pilgrimage networks.
Sauma-tīrtha is explicitly named; Saukarava appears as a broader region or locale associated with Varāha imagery. Precise modern identification requires cross-text comparison and regional gazetteers.
It associates place-based practices with relief and ‘release’ (mokṣa-like or therapeutic framing), encouraging care for and remembrance of culturally significant sites.
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