Varaha Purana 122.22: Adhyaya 122, Shloka 22
The Greatness of Kokāmukha
Sacred Site Eulogy and Salvific Narrative
निपत्य तं गृहीत्वैव प्रोद्दीनस्त्वरयान्वितः ॥ अशक्तस्य ततो नेतुं मत्स्यः कोकामुखेऽपतत्
nipatya taṃ gṛhītvaiva proḍḍīnas tvarayānvitaḥ || aśaktasya tato netuṃ matsyaḥ kokāmukhe 'patat
เหยี่ยวโฉบลงคว้าไว้ แล้วบินสูงขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็ว แต่เพราะไม่อาจพาไปต่อได้ ปลานั้นจึงตกลง ณ ปากแห่งโคกา (Kokā)
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It anchors the story to a specific micro-topography ('kokāmukha'), a common Purāṇic technique for mapping narrative events onto pilgrimage terrain.
Kokāmukha—literally 'the mouth/entrance of Kokā'—suggests a gateway, river-mouth, or threshold zone associated with the site.
The verse prepares a causality where proximity to a sacred threshold is treated as consequential, reinforcing the cultural logic of place-based merit.
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