Varaha Purana 177.44: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 44
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
सायाह्ने कृष्णगङ्गाया दक्षिणे संस्थितस्तदा ॥ तत्र दृष्ट्वा तु सायाह्ने रविमस्तोदयं प्रभुम् ॥
sāyāhne kṛṣṇagaṅgāyā dakṣiṇe saṁsthitas tadā || tatra dṛṣṭvā tu sāyāhne ravim astodayaṁ prabhum ||
शाम के वक्त वो कृष्ण गंगा के साउथ साइड पर खड़ा था। वहाँ उसने सूरज को देखा। सूरज डूब रहा था और उठता भी था। प्रभु रूप में सूरज प्रकट हुआ।
Varāha
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It links ritual attention to liminal times (evening twilight) with specific river geography, reflecting how Purāṇic texts encode practice into landscapes.
The “Kṛṣṇa-Gaṅgā,” presented as a named river or river-section in the text; its precise modern identification may vary across regional traditions and requires philological-geographic correlation.
It underscores attentiveness to time and place—an ethic of mindful practice that also implicitly supports care for riverine heritage settings.
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