Varaha Purana 147.23: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 23
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
तेन दाहेन संतप्तो न शक्नोमि विचेष्टितुम् ॥ पार्वत्या च ततः प्रोक्तः आवां नारायणं प्रति ॥
tena dāhena santapto na śaknomi viceṣṭitum | pārvatyā ca tataḥ proktaḥ āvāṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prati ||
उस जलन से मैं बहुत जल रहा हूँ। कुछ भी करने का मन नहीं कर रहा। तब पार्वती बोली कि चलो नारायण के पास चलते हैं।
Unspecified (narrative includes Pārvatī’s counsel; default frame: Varāha as narrator)
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It illustrates Purāṇic intertextual theology where figures associated with Rudra’s sphere seek resolution through Nārāyaṇa, reflecting negotiated religious landscapes in Sanskrit literature.
No geographic site is named here; the verse functions as a narrative transition toward the later tīrtha description.
Seeking counsel and pursuing a constructive remedy when afflicted, rather than remaining in paralysis, is presented as the appropriate response.
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