Varaha Purana 99.76: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 76
The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
असावपि क्षुधाविष्ट एवमेव गतो नृपः ॥ मर्त्यलोके नदीतीरे गङ्गायां नीलपवर्तम् ॥
asāv api kṣudhāviṣṭa evam eva gato nṛpaḥ || martyaloke nadītīre gaṅgāyāṁ nīlapavartam ||
กษัตริย์ผู้นั้นด้วย ถูกความหิวครอบงำ ก็ไปในทำนองเดียวกันสู่โลกมนุษย์—ยังฝั่งแม่น้ำคงคา ณ สถานที่ชื่อ นีลปวรรตะ
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It links ethical teaching to a named Gaṅgā-side locale, a common Purāṇic strategy for embedding moral narratives within mapped sacred landscapes.
Nīlapavarta is named as a site on the Gaṅgā; its precise modern identification is uncertain without additional manuscript context and correlated tīrtha lists.
Neglect of essential giving (especially food) is framed as producing states of deprivation, symbolized here by hunger even across worlds/conditions.
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