Varaha Purana 98.12: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 12
Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha
स्थितं किन्नरयोस्तच्च वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह ॥ दृष्टं तु महदाश्चर्यं पुष्यभद्रातटे शुभे ॥
sthitaṃ kinnarayos tac ca vākyaṃ cedam uvāca ha || dṛṣṭaṃ tu mahad āścaryaṃ puṣyabhadrā-taṭe śubhe ||
वो वहाँ दो किन्नरों के पास खड़ा था। उसने कहा कि पुष्यभद्रा के किनारे एक बड़ा अजब काम देखा है।
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It exemplifies how Purāṇas transmit place-based memory by linking extraordinary events to named rivers and banks (taṭa/tīra).
The Puṣyabhadrā is explicitly named as a river; the verse situates the marvel at its taṭa (bank).
The narrative encourages recognizing and recording notable phenomena tied to landscapes, supporting a heritage-documentation ethos.
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