Varaha Purana 144.172: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 172
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
त्रिजटाभ्योऽभवन्धारा स्तिस्रो वै परमाद्भुताः ॥ गङ्गा च यमुना चैव पुण्या चैव सरस्वती ॥
trijaṭābhyo 'bhavan dhārā tisro vai paramādbhutāḥ || gaṅgā ca yamunā caiva puṇyā caiva sarasvatī ||
उनकी तीन जटाओं से पानी निकलने लगा। यह बड़ी अजब बात थी। गंगा, यमुना, और सरस्वती - यह तीन नदियाँ वहाँ से निकली।
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It encodes sacred hydrology—linking rivers to a mythic source—reflecting how Purāṇic literature sacralizes waterways and supports river-centered pilgrimage culture.
The rivers Gaṅgā, Yamunā, and Sarasvatī are identified; the immediate locus is the Tridhārā/Tridhāraka setting implied by the surrounding verses.
By presenting rivers as ‘puṇyā’ (sanctifying), the verse implicitly supports careful, respectful engagement with water sources as cultural-ecological heritage.
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