Varaha Purana 137.136: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 136
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
स एष ब्राह्मणो भूत्वा संसाराद्विप्रमुच्यते ॥ तस्य चिह्नं प्रवक्ष्यामि सोम तीर्थस्य सुन्दरी ॥
sa eṣa brāhmaṇo bhūtvā saṃsārād vipramucyate || tasya cihnaṃ pravakṣyāmi soma-tīrthasya sundarī
അവൻ ബ്രാഹ്മണനായി സംസാരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പൂർണ്ണമായി വിമുക്തനാകുന്നു. ഹേ സുന്ദരി, സോമതീർത്ഥത്തിന്റെ ലക്ഷണം ഞാൻ പ്രസ്താവിക്കും.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; instructional “pravakṣyāmi”)
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It signals a cataloging style typical of tīrtha-māhātmya sections: the text promises diagnostic ‘signs’ (cihna) to locate/recognize a sacred site, useful for the study of pilgrimage networks and cultural geography.
Soma-tīrtha is explicitly named; its precise modern identification requires corroboration from the wider chapter/tradition and regional tīrtha lists.
The verse frames sacred geography as tied to moral transformation and liberation, emphasizing the narrative link between conduct/merit and existential release.
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