Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
उद्धृत्य जगतां देवीमुदीर्णो भृगुकच्छके । ततः पञ्चम उदीर्णो वराह इति संज्ञितः
uddhṛtya jagatāṃ devīmudīrṇo bhṛgukacchake | tataḥ pañcama udīrṇo varāha iti saṃjñitaḥ
جہانوں کی دیوی، زمین کو اٹھا کر وہ بھِرگوکچھک میں جلال کے ساتھ بلند ہوا۔ پھر پانچویں برتر تجلّی کو ‘وراہ’ کے نام سے جانا گیا۔
Purāṇic narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Bhṛgukacchaka
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Bhṛgukacchaka, Varāha stands triumphant, Earth-goddess uplifted; the Narmadā’s waters shimmer nearby; pilgrims gather as the fifth manifestation is proclaimed.
FAQs
Places become tīrthas when divine acts are remembered there; sacred geography preserves the memory of cosmic rescue as accessible pilgrimage merit.
Bhṛgukacchaka, where the fifth manifestation is specifically named ‘Varāha’.
No explicit rite; the implied practice is visiting for darśana of the Varāha manifestation.