Varaha Purana 94.8: Adhyaya 94, Shloka 8
The Birth of Mahiṣāsura and the Goddess’s Victory as Mahīṣamardinī
एवमुक्ता गता सा तु नर्मदातीरमुत्तमम् । यत्र तेपे तपो घोरं सिन्धुद्वीपो महातपाः ॥
evam uktā gatā sā tu narmadā-tīram uttamam | yatra tepe tapo ghoraṃ sindhu-dvīpo mahā-tapāḥ ||
रिशि की बात सुन के वो चली गई। नर्मदा नदी के पास गई। वहाँ एक बड़े रिशि रहते थे। उनका नाम सिंधुद्वीप था। वो वहाँ तपस्या करते थे।
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FAQs
It situates narrative action at a named river landscape, reflecting how Purāṇas map cultural memory onto sacred geography.
The Narmadā riverbank (Narmadā-tīra), a major sacred river corridor in central India.
The text elevates disciplined austerity and places associated with ascetic practice as ethically formative environments.
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