Varaha Purana 157.12: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 12
Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā-Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle
अर्कस्थलसमीपे तु कूपं तु विमलोदकम् ॥ सप्तसामुद्रिकं नाम देवानामपि दुर्लभम् ॥
arkasthalasamīpe tu kūpaṃ tu vimalodakam || saptasāmudrikaṃ nāma devānām api durlabham ||
अर्कस्थल के पास एक कुआँ है जिसका पानी बिल्कुल साफ़ है। उसका नाम सप्तसमुद्रिका है, देवताओं के लिए भी यह मुश्किल है मिलना।
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It records a named water feature (a kūpa) as a heritage marker, showing how Purāṇic texts catalog local hydrological sites as carriers of cultural meaning.
Arkasthala and a nearby well named Saptasāmudrika; further identification would require correlation with regional toponymy and later pilgrimage literature.
Implicitly, it elevates careful attention to and preservation of significant water sources as part of the sacred landscape.
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