Varaha Purana 143.19: Adhyaya 143, Shloka 19
Exposition of the Glory of the Mandāra Sacred Grove
तस्य पूर्वोत्तरे पार्श्वे गुह्यं वैकुण्ठकारणम् ॥ यत्र धारा पतत्येका हरिद्रावर्णसन्निभा ॥
tasya pūrvottare pārśve guhyaṃ vaikuṇṭhakāraṇam | yatra dhārā patatyekā haridrāvarṇasannibhā ||
उसके पूरब और उत्तर साइड एक छुपा हुआ जगह है। लोग उसे वैकुंठ का कारण बोलते हैं। वहाँ एक नदी गिरती है, रंग हल्दी जैसा।
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
FAQs
It documents how Purāṇic texts sacralize hydrological features (a single falling stream) and encode them as ‘hidden’ sites, contributing to layered pilgrimage geographies.
A northeastern flank of the referenced Meru-associated formation is described, marked by a turmeric-colored falling stream; exact modern identification is indeterminate from this excerpt alone.
The passage frames attentive engagement with natural features—especially water—as a culturally meaningful practice linked to liberation-oriented aims.
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