Varaha Purana 22.29: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 29
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स च विश्वपतिर्भूत्वा ब्राह्मणो मे तपोवनम् । आगत्य भोजनार्थाय याचयामास शङ्करः । मया स्नातुं व्रजस्वेति चोदितो जाह्नवीं गतः ॥ २२.२९ ॥
sa ca viśvapatir bhūtvā brāhmaṇo me tapovanam | āgatya bhojanārthāya yācayāmāsa śaṅkaraḥ | mayā snātuṃ vrajasveti codito jāhnavīṃ gataḥ || 22.29 ||
वो ब्राह्मण बन के मेरे आश्रम आया। शंकर ने खाना माँगा। मैंने कहा जाके नहा लो, तो वो गंगा गया।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in the verse fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern where major deities appear in socially recognizable forms (e.g., as a brāhmaṇa) and where tīrtha-practice (such as bathing in a sacred river) is integrated into ethical and ritual life; the verse also preserves the river-epithet “Jāhnavī” for the Gaṅgā.
“Jāhnavī” is a well-attested epithet of the Gaṅgā river in Sanskrit literature, associated with North Indian sacred geography; in modern identification it corresponds to the Ganges river system.
The passage foregrounds disciplined conduct around ascetic spaces (tapovana) and ritual purification (snāna), presenting bathing in the sacred river as a culturally sanctioned practice linked with preparedness and propriety.
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