Varaha Purana 144.116: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 116
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
यस्यास्त्समतां कन्या लभेद्गङ्गां विना नदीम् ॥ यत्र सा परमा पुण्या गण्डकी भुक्तिमुक्तिदा
yasyāstatsamatāṁ kānyā labhed gaṅgāṁ vinā nadīm || yatra sā paramā puṇyā gaṇḍakī bhuktimuktidā
Tanpa Gaṅgā, sungai apakah lagi yang dapat diperoleh seorang gadis sebagai yang setara dengannya? Di mana adanya sungai Gaṇḍakī yang amat suci itu, ia dikatakan menganugerahkan kedua-duanya: kenikmatan dunia dan pembebasan.
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It documents the elevation of regional rivers into pan-Indic pilgrimage networks by comparing them to the Gaṅgā, a standard strategy in tīrtha-māhātmya composition.
Gaṇḍakī is named explicitly; in historical geography it is associated with the Gandaki river system (notably in the Himalayan foothill regions, including present-day Nepal and adjoining areas).
The verse frames the river as a protected cultural landscape whose value is both social (well-being) and philosophical (liberation), encouraging respectful engagement with natural heritage.
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