Varaha Purana 69.23: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 23
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
ततः कदाचिद् भ्रमता नृपोत्तम प्रदृष्टमन्यत्सुसरः सुतोयम् । प्राग् दृष्टमेकं तु तथैव तीरे कुटीं प्रपश्यामि यथा पुराहम् ॥ ६९.२३ ॥
tataḥ kadācid bhramatā nṛpottama pradṛṣṭam anyat susaraḥ suto 'yam | prāg dṛṣṭam ekaṃ tu tathaiva tīre kuṭīṃ prapaśyāmi yathā purāham || 69.23 ||
फिर एक दिन जब मैं घूम रहा था, राजा, मैंने कुछ और देखा। एक और तालाब था जिसका पानी अच्छा था। उसके किनारे मैंने एक छोटा घर देखा। वो घर मैंने पहले भी देखा था, बिल्कुल वैसा ही।
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic travel-narrative technique: recognition of a previously seen site (a riverbank hermitage), which helps anchor sacred geography in memorable, repeatable landmarks for later transmission and pilgrimage mapping.
The verse specifies only a tīra (“riverbank/shore”) and a kuṭī (“hermitage hut”) without naming a river or settlement; a precise modern identification is therefore not possible from this fragment alone.
Implicitly, the passage values attentive observation and respectful engagement with ascetic/heritage spaces (the hermitage by the river), supporting a cultural ethic of careful conduct in environmentally and socially sensitive sacred landscapes.
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