Varaha Purana 175.9: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 9
The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter
गत्वा हिमालयं चासौ बदरीमभितो गतः॥ व्यासश्चर्यापरस्तत्र ध्यानयोगपरायणः॥
gatvā himālayaṃ cāsau badarīm abhito gataḥ || vyāsaś caryāparas tatra dhyānayogaparāyaṇaḥ
Nachdem er in den Himalaya gegangen war, begab er sich auch in die Gegend um Badarī. Dort war Vyāsa, der sich strenger Lebensführung verschrieben hatte, ganz auf die Yoga-Meditation ausgerichtet.
Varāha (default narrative voice) to Pṛthivī (inquirer framework)
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It links a major cultural figure (Vyāsa) with Himalayan sacred space, illustrating how Purāṇic texts map spiritual authority onto identifiable pilgrimage landscapes.
Himālaya and Badarī (commonly associated with the Badrinath/Badarīkāśrama region in the Central Himalayas).
The emphasis is on sustained disciplined conduct (caryā) and meditative commitment (dhyānayoga) as a path of inner cultivation.
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