Varaha Purana 144.86: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 86
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
दिनैः कतिपयैश्चैव गण्डकीतीरमाश्रितः ॥ शनैरुत्तीर्य च ततस्त्रिवेणीं प्राप्य हर्षितः ॥
dinaiḥ katipayaiś caiva gaṇḍakītīram āśritaḥ || śanair uttīrya ca tatas triveṇīṃ prāpya harṣitaḥ ||
कुछ दिन बाद गंडकी नदी के पास पहुँच गए और वहाँ रुक गए। धीरे-धीरे नदी पार की और त्रिवेणी पहुँच के बहुत खुश हुए।
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It preserves a travel-to-tīrtha pattern, documenting how confluence-sites (triveṇī) are framed as destinations in Purāṇic cultural geography.
Gaṇḍakī (river) and Triveṇī (a confluence locality). In modern scholarship, “Triveṇī” is used for multiple confluences; identification depends on regional context around the Gaṇḍakī basin.
The gradual crossing (śanaiḥ) suggests prudence and disciplined movement—an ethic of careful conduct during travel and pilgrimage.
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