Varaha Purana 97.35: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 35
The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow
यच्च ते बभ्रुता जाता हिमवत्यचलोत्तमे ॥ भ्रमतोस्तद्व्रतं देव बाब्रव्यं तद्भविष्यति
yacca te babhrutā jātā himavaty acalottame || bhramatas tad vrataṃ deva bābhravyaṃ tad bhaviṣyati
हिमवत पर्वत पर तुम भटक रहे थे। तब तुम्हारा रंग बदल गया था। देवा, उस वक्त जो हाल तुम्हारा हुआ, वो भी एक व्रत बनेगा। इस व्रत का नाम होगा बाभ्रव्य।
Brahmā
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It links a named observance to a remembered episode and to Himavat, illustrating how Purāṇic literature maps practices onto iconic landscapes to stabilize cultural memory.
Himavat (the Himalaya) is explicitly named, characterized as ‘the best of mountains’ (acalottama).
The verse emphasizes that even arduous wandering and bodily transformation are framed within disciplined observance, turning experience into a regulated practice.
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