Varaha Purana 166.10: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 10
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
सर्वाणि तत्र तीर्थानि तिष्ठन्ति विविधानि च ॥ आगते तु नृपे तत्र तीर्थान्यूचुः परस्परम् ॥
sarvāṇi tatra tīrthāni tiṣṭhanti vividhāni ca || āgate tu nṛpe tatra tīrthāny ūcuḥ parasparam ||
वहाँ पे सारे तीर्थ थे, अलग-अलग जगह से। जब राजा वहाँ पहुंचा, तो तीर्थ आपस में बात करने लगे।
Varāha
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It reflects the Purāṇic tendency to conceptualize tīrthas as an interconnected network and sometimes as personified agents, supporting the study of pilgrimage culture and landscape sacralization.
The verse indicates a locale containing many tīrthas but does not name it; identification requires adjacent verses or chapter context.
Pilgrimage is framed as engagement with a culturally significant landscape; reverence is expressed through attentive presence within a tīrtha network.
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