Varaha Purana 144.1: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 1
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
अथ सोमेश्वरादिलिङ्गमुक्तिक्षेत्रत्रिवेण्यादिमाहात्म्यम् ॥ सूत उवाच ॥ श्रुत्वा मन्दारमाहात्म्यं धर्मकामा वसुन्धरा ॥ विस्मयं परमं गत्वा पुनः पप्रच्छ माधवम्
atha someśvarādi-liṅga-mukti-kṣetra-triveṇy-ādi-māhātmyam || sūta uvāca || śrutvā mandāra-māhātmyaṃ dharma-kāmā vasundharā || vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā punaḥ papraccha mādhavam
अब सोमेश्वर और लिंगों की बात आती है। यह मुक्ति के स्थान हैं और त्रिवेणी जैसी जगहों की महत्व की बात है। सूत ने कहा कि मंदर की कहानी सुन के वसुंधरा को बड़ा सरप्राइज़ हुआ। उसने धरम के बारे में जानना चाहता था, इसलिए माधव से दोबारा पूछा।
Sūta
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It signals a transition to a new māhātmya section, using the Sūta frame that is central to Purāṇic compilation and oral-aural transmission.
Triveṇī (three-river confluence) and Somēśvara are introduced as key pilgrimage markers; exact modern identifications depend on regional traditions and scholarly mapping.
Intellectual humility and inquiry: Vasundharā’s wonder leads to further questioning as a model for reflective learning.
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