Varaha Purana 215.89: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 89
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
त्यजते पतितुं तस्या अधस्ताद्वाग्मतीतटे॥ उमालोकं व्रजेदाशु विमानॆन विहायसा॥
tyajate patituṃ tasyā adhastādvāgmatītaṭe || umālokaṃ vrajedāśu vimānena vihāyasā ||
उसके नीचे वाग्मती नदी के किनारे, तुम गिरने का डर छोड़ देते हो। फिर जल्दी से तुम उमा की दुनिया में जाते हो, आसमान में उड़ते हुए विमान में।
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
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The naming of the Vāgmatī anchors the passage in a real hydrological landscape, illustrating how Purāṇic texts integrate rivers into networks of sanctity and moralized geography.
The Vāgmatī riverbank (vāgmatī-taṭa) is explicitly mentioned; identifying which Vāgmatī is intended requires regional-historical comparison, as multiple traditions use this hydronym.
The verse frames the site as conducive to avoiding ‘falling’ (patana)—i.e., moral or existential decline—thus associating place with ethical stabilization.
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