Varaha Purana 145.60: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 60
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
गुह्यं विद्याधरं नाम तत्र क्षेत्रं परं मम ॥ पञ्च धाराः पतन्त्यत्र हिमकूटविनिःसृताः ॥
guhyaṃ vidyādharaṃ nāma tatra kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama || pañca dhārāḥ patantyatra himakūṭaviniḥsṛtāḥ ||
वहाँ एक और छुपा हुआ जगह है जिसे विद्याधर कहते हैं। वो मेरी सबसे बड़ी जगह है। हिमकूट पहाड़ से पाँच धारें आ रही हैं।
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
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It preserves a toponymic chain (kṣetra-name plus mountain source), useful for studying how Purāṇas encode pilgrimage networks and environmental features.
A kṣetra called “Vidyādhara” and a mountain “Himakūṭa” are named; the excerpt alone is insufficient for definitive modern identification.
The verse frames mountain waters as heritage-bearing features, encouraging careful, respectful interaction with natural water sources.
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