Varaha Purana 176.27: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 27
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
पाञ्चालनगरी रम्या गङ्गायाश्चोत्तरे तटे ॥ तस्यां तौ पितरौ मह्यं वसतश्च यदृच्छया
pāñcāla-nagarī ramyā gaṅgāyāś cottare taṭe || tasyāṃ tau pitarau mahyaṃ vasataś ca yadṛcchayā
पांचाल नाम की एक सुंदर नगरी है। वो गंगा के उत्तर तरफ है। मेरे माँ बाप वहाँ रहते हैं। किस्मत से वो वहाँ पहुँच गए।
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It preserves a geographic memory linking a named region (Pāñcāla) with the Gaṅgā’s northern bank—useful for historical toponymy and cultural geography studies.
Pāñcāla-nagarī, situated on the northern bank (uttara-taṭa) of the Gaṅgā.
The verse is primarily descriptive; ethically, it situates personal biography within place-based identity and family responsibility.
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