Varaha Purana 71.19: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 19
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
निवृत्तायां तु वै तस्यामनावृष्ट्यां तु ते द्विजाः । तीर्थयात्रानिमित्तं तु प्रयातुं मनसोऽभवन् ॥ ७१.१९ ॥
nivṛttāyāṁ tu vai tasyām anāvṛṣṭyāṁ tu te dvijāḥ | tīrthayātrānimittaṁ tu prayātuṁ manaso 'bhavan || 71.19 ||
जब बारिश रुक गई और सूखा पड़ गया, तब उन ब्राह्मण लोगों ने सोचा कि तीर्थ यात्रा पर चले जाएँ। उन्होंने यह बहाना बनाया कि चलो दर्शन करने चलते हैं।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative pattern where environmental stress (drought) shapes social movement; pilgrimage (tīrtha-yātrā) can function both as a cultural practice and as a socially acceptable rationale for travel during hardship.
No specific tīrtha (named pilgrimage site) is identified in this verse; it refers generically to tīrthas as a category of sacred geography.
The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; it narrates a response to ecological disruption (anāvṛṣṭi), implicitly foregrounding the societal impact of environmental conditions and the cultural role of pilgrimage.
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