Varaha Purana 218.38: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 38
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Anukramaṇikā Chapter
तथा आख्यायिकायुक्तं विश्रान्तेश्च ततः परम् ॥ गोकर्णस्य च माहात्म्यं सरस्वत्यास्तथैव च
tathā ākhyāyikāyuktaṃ viśrānteś ca tataḥ param || gokarṇasya ca māhātmyaṃ sarasvatyās tathaiva ca
कहानियां भी हैं इसमें। फिर विश्रांति की बात आती है। गोकर्ण की इम्पोर्टेंस भी बताई है। और सरस्वती नदी की भी बात है।
Varāha
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It explicitly notes ākhyāyikā (embedded story), indicating how Purāṇic geography is transmitted through narrative units tied to specific locales.
Gokarṇa and the Sarasvatī are named; Viśrānti appears as an additional place-name, likely a locally significant ‘resting’ tīrtha within the chapter’s itinerary.
Rivers are presented as carriers of cultural memory and thus as heritage ecologies—supporting an ethic of careful treatment of river systems and their associated sites.
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