Varaha Purana 144.71: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 71
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
सालङ्कायनपुत्रत्वं योगमायामुपाश्रितः ॥ प्राप्तोऽपि तं न जानाति दक्षिणं पाश्वर्मास्थितः ॥
sālaṅkāyana-putratvaṃ yogamāyām upāśritaḥ || prāpto 'pi taṃ na jānāti dakṣiṇaṃ pāśvaram āsthitaḥ ||
യോഗമായയെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് അവൻ സാലങ്കായനന്റെ പുത്രത്വം പ്രാപിച്ചു; എങ്കിലും വലതുവശത്ത് നിന്നിരുന്ന അവനെ മുനി തിരിച്ചറിയാനായില്ല।
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It reflects Purāṇic narrative techniques of concealed identity mediated by māyā, often used to explain extraordinary births or appearances within a lineage.
No place-name is specified; the verse describes spatial positioning ('right side') within the scene.
It suggests the limits of ordinary perception: even intense practitioners may not immediately recognize extraordinary realities, emphasizing humility regarding knowledge.
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