Varaha Purana 176.71: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 71
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
नष्टा पृथ्वी न लभ्येत तस्माद्देवात्तु कोऽधिकः ॥ सोऽत्र तीर्थपरित्राणं कुर्वन्देवः स्वयं प्रभुः
naṣṭā pṛthvī na labhyeta tasmād devāt tu ko'dhikaḥ || so'tra tīrthaparitrāṇaṃ kurvan devaḥ svayaṃ prabhuḥ
अगर धरती खो जाती तो फिर कभी नहीं मिलती। इसलिए भगवान से बड़ा कौन हो सकता है? वो खुद आके तीर्थों की हिफाजत करते हैं। वही भगवान, वही सबसे ऊपर वाले हैं।
Varāha (contextual default; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)
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It articulates a Purāṇic rationale for preserving tīrthas as cultural-ritual heritage, linking the continuity of Earth with the continuity of sacred geography.
No specific site-name is given in this verse; it refers broadly to tīrthas (pilgrimage fords/sacred places).
The verse emphasizes stewardship: the safeguarding of Earth and its sacred places is presented as a central responsibility within the narrative logic.
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