Varaha Purana 98.5: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 5
Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha
बभौ दुर्वाससा सम्यग्बोधितश्च विशेषतः ॥ हिमाद्रेरुत्तरे पादे पुष्यभद्रा नदी शुभा ॥
babhau durvāsasā samyag bodhitaś ca viśeṣataḥ || himādrer uttare pāde puṣyabhadrā nadī śubhā ||
«Ele voltou a tornar-se distinto, tendo sido devidamente instruído—sobretudo—por Durvāsas. Na encosta setentrional do Himālaya há o auspicioso rio Puṣyabhadrā.»
Varāha
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It combines moral biography (instruction by an ascetic authority) with a named river in the Himalayan frame, typical of Purāṇic blending of ethics and sacred geography.
Puṣyabhadrā river is located on the northern slope/foot of Himādri (the Himālaya). A precise modern identification is uncertain without additional corroborating textual and regional data.
Correct instruction (samyagbodha) and disciplined guidance are presented as catalysts for moral re-formation.
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