Varaha Purana 136.120: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 120
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
तत्र स्थाने शिवो भूमे गणैः सर्वैः समावृतः ॥ नष्टमायं ततो देवि चिन्तयामि वसुन्धरे ॥
tatra sthāne śivo bhūme gaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ || naṣṭam āyaṁ tato devi cintayāmi vasundhare
ആ സ്ഥലത്ത്, ഹേ ഭൂമേ, ശിവൻ തന്റെ എല്ലാ ഗണങ്ങളാലും ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ ദേവി വസുന്ധരേ, ഇതിനെ ‘നഷ്ടം/വിനാശം’ എന്നു കരുതി ഞാൻ ചിന്തിക്കുന്നു.
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It illustrates Purāṇic inter-sectarian narrative space, where Śiva appears within a Vaiṣṇava-framed dialogue, reflecting shared sacred geography and mythic worlds.
The verse refers only to “that place” (tatra sthāne) without naming a specific site; identification requires additional surrounding verses or commentarial tradition.
It frames concern about a place or condition described as ‘lost/ruined,’ preparing the reader for norms about purity, expiation, or appropriate conduct in charged locations.
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