Varaha Purana 215.84: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 84
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
भृगुमूले परं तीर्थं ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं स्वयम्॥ ब्रह्मोद्भेदेति विख्यातं तस्यापि शृणु यत्फलम्॥
bhṛgumūle paraṃ tīrthaṃ brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ svayam || brahmodbhedeti vikhyātaṃ tasyāpi śṛṇu yatphalam ||
भृगु के पास एक बहुत बड़ा तीर्थ है। ब्रह्मा ने खुद इसे बनाया है। इसका नाम ब्रह्मोद्भेद है। अब इसका फल भी सुनो।
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The attribution of a tīrtha’s origin to Brahmā exemplifies Purāṇic strategies for legitimizing pilgrimage landscapes by anchoring them in cosmological and mythic authority.
‘Bhṛgumūla’ and the tīrtha-name ‘Brahmodbheda’ are given; the excerpt does not specify a region, so modern identification requires comparative toponymy across Purāṇic and local traditions.
The verse primarily introduces a site and its promised ‘fruit’; the ethical layer is implicit in the broader tīrtha framework of disciplined pilgrimage and listening (śravaṇa) to sacred instruction.
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