Varaha Purana 71.34: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 34
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
एवमुक्ते जटाखण्डमेकं स प्रददौ शिवः । तां गृहीत्वा गतवान् सोऽपि यत्रास्ते सा तु गौर्मृता ॥ ७१.३४ ॥
evam ukte jaṭākhaṇḍam ekaṃ sa pradadau śivaḥ | tāṃ gṛhītvā gatavān so 'pi yatrāste sā tu gaur mṛtā || 71.34 ||
जब यह बात हो गई, शिव ने अपने बालों का एक टुकड़ा दिया। उसने वो ले लिया और उस जगह चला गया जहाँ वो गाय थी। पर वहाँ पहुँच के देखा कि गाय मर चुकी थी।
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It preserves a Purāṇic narrative motif in which a tangible object (here, a jaṭā-fragment) functions as an etiological link within a tīrtha-oriented storyline, illustrating how places and events are connected through brief, formulaic verses.
No place-name is explicitly given in this verse; it refers only to 'the place where she was' (yatra āste). Identification requires adjacent verses in Adhyāya 71.
The verse itself is primarily narrative rather than prescriptive; implicitly, it foregrounds urgency and consequence in caretaking and response—arrival occurs, but too late to prevent loss.
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