Varaha Purana 166.25: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 25
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
तत्र सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु असिकुण्डं महत्तरम् ॥ या संख्या कथिता पूर्वं तीर्थानां दक्षिणोत्तरे ॥
tatra sarveṣu tīrtheṣu asikuṇḍaṃ mahattaram || yā saṃkhyā kathitā pūrvaṃ tīrthānāṃ dakṣiṇottare
इन सारे तीर्थों में सबसे बड़ा असि कुंड है। पहले जो तीर्थ बताए थे, दक्षिण और उत्तर के, सबसे ऊपर यह असि कुंड आता है।
Varāha
FAQs
It indicates a structured tīrtha-catalog tradition (lists by direction), valuable for reconstructing regional pilgrimage networks and their textual hierarchies.
Asikuṇḍa is explicitly named; directional framing (south/north) suggests a broader mapped tīrtha circuit.
A cultural instruction to recognize and preserve prominent heritage sites within a wider landscape of sacred places.
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