Varaha Purana 149.2: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 2
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
धरण्युवाच॥ एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु माहात्म्यं देव देववर प्रभो॥ मम चित्तस्य परमा जाता शान्तिरनुत्तमा॥
dharaṇy uvāca || etac chrutvā tu māhātmyaṃ deva devavara prabho || mama cittasya paramā jātā śāntir anuttamā ||
ધરણી બોલી—હે પ્રભુ, દેવોમાં શ્રેષ્ઠ દેવ! આ માહાત્મ્ય સાંભળી મારા ચિત્તમાં પરમ, અનુત્તમ શાંતિ ઉત્પન્ન થઈ છે.
Dharaṇī (Pṛthivī/Earth)
FAQs
It exemplifies the Earth–instructor dialogue typical of the Varāha Purāṇa’s didactic structure, using affective response (śānti) to validate the preceding māhātmya.
No specific location is named in this verse; it serves as a transition into the Dvārakā-focused section.
Attentive listening to instructive narratives is presented as conducive to inner peace and ethical orientation.
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