Varaha Purana 175.1: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 1
The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ शृणु चान्यद्वरारोहे कृष्णगङ्गासमुद्भवम् ॥ यमुनास्रोतसि स्नात्वा कृष्णद्वैपायनो मुनिः ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu cānyad varārohe kṛṣṇagaṅgāsamudbhavam || yamunāsrotasi snātvā kṛṣṇadvaipāyano muniḥ ||
श्रीवराह म्हणाले—हे वरारोहे, कृष्णगंगेच्या उत्पत्तीचा आणखी वृत्तांत ऐक. यमुनेच्या प्रवाहात स्नान करून मुनि कृष्णद्वैपायन (व्यास) …
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It introduces a tīrtha-origin narrative linked to the Yamunā and Vyāsa, illustrating how Purāṇas encode pilgrimage networks and authoritative sages into sacred geography.
The Yamunā (Yamunāsrotas) is explicitly named; it is commonly identified with the modern Yamuna River of North India.
Attentive transmission and listening (śravaṇa) to cultural memory: knowledge of place and practice is framed as something to be carefully heard and preserved.
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