Varaha Purana 176.28: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 28
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
तस्मिन् स्थाने पितुर्मह्यं पञ्च पुत्रा मया सह ॥ जातास्तेषामहं षष्ठी कनिष्ठा विधवाऽभवम्
tasmin sthāne pitur mahyaṃ pañca putrā mayā saha || jātās teṣām ahaṃ ṣaṣṭhī kaniṣṭhā vidhavā'bhavam
वहाँ मेरे बाप के पाँच बेटे पैदा हुए, मेरे साथ। मैं छठी थी, सबसे छोटी। और मैं विधवा हो गई।
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It provides social-historical data points—birth order, sibling structure, and widowhood—embedded within a narrative that can be compared across Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra traditions.
The verse refers back to the previously mentioned place; it does not add a new toponym.
It implicitly frames personal suffering and social status (widowhood) as part of the narrative ground for later moral or ritual guidance.
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