Varaha Purana 122.8: Adhyaya 122, Shloka 8
The Greatness of Kokāmukha
Sacred Site Eulogy and Salvific Narrative
ततः पूर्वोत्तरे पार्श्वे नित्यं यो हृदि तिष्ठति ॥ अस्थीनि दर्शयामास अवशिष्टानि यानि तु
tataḥ pūrvottare pārśve nityaṃ yo hṛdi tiṣṭhati || asthīni darśayāmāsa avaśiṣṭāni yāni tu
తర్వాత ఈశాన్య పార్శ్వంలో—ఎల్లప్పుడూ హృదయంలో నివసించువాడు—మిగిలిన ఎముకలను, ఏవైతే ఉన్నవో, చూపించాడు।
Varāha (narrative continuation; exact subject of 'he' unclear in excerpt)
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As a narrative fragment, it is useful for manuscript collation and for reconstructing the sequence of a tīrtha-related story, including spatial cues (directions) used in sacred topography.
Only a directional reference (northeast side) is given; no named location is specified in this line beyond the broader Kokāmukha context.
No explicit ethical instruction is stated; the verse is descriptive within a narrative setting.
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