Varaha Purana 71.35: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 35
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
तज्जलप्लाविता सा गौर्गता चोत्थाय भामिनी । नदी च महती जाता पुण्यतोया शुचिह्रदा ॥ ७१.३५ ॥
tajjalaplāvitā sā gaur gatā cotthāya bhāminī | nadī ca mahatī jātā puṇyatoyā śucihṛdā || 71.35 ||
उस पानी से गाय भीग गई और उठ के चल पड़ी। वहाँ से एक बड़ी नदी निकली आई। उसका पानी बहुत साफ था और उसे नहा के इंसान साफ हो जाता है।
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It reflects a Purāṇic pattern of explaining the emergence of rivers through narrative causality, contributing to the cultural mapping of landscape features as heritage geography.
No specific toponym is stated in this isolated verse; identification depends on adjacent verses in Adhyāya 71 that may name the river or tīrtha explicitly.
The verse frames water bodies as inherently purifying and culturally significant, supporting a philosophical instruction of respecting and preserving rivers and their clean reservoirs as shared ecological heritage.
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