Varaha Purana 149.21: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 21
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
एवं ते कथितं भूमे वृष्ण्यादेः शापकाणम् ॥ तत्र स्थानानि मे भूमे कथ्यमानानि मे शृणु ॥
evaṃ te kathitaṃ bhūme vṛṣṇyādeḥ śāpakāraṇam || tatra sthānāni me bhūme kathyamānāni me śṛṇu ||
धरती, मैंने तुम्हे बताया कि वृष्णि और दूसरों पर श्राप क्यों पड़ा। अब धरती, मेरी बात सुनो। मैं तुम्हे वहाँ के स्थान बताता हूँ।
Varāha
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It marks a structural pivot typical of Purāṇas: moral-etiological narrative leads into a catalog of sacred places, supporting pilgrimage geography and cultural memory.
The verse signals “tatra” (“there”) as the setting for site-description; the explicit place-name appears in the next verse (Dvārakā).
The text shifts from ethical consequence (curse causality) toward cultural heritage instruction: remembering and mapping sacred sites as part of communal tradition.
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