Varaha Purana 123.1: Adhyaya 123, Shloka 1
The Greatness of Fragrant Flowers and Leaves: Prabodhinī (Awakening) Observances and Seasonal Rites
अथ सुमनोगन्धादिमाहात्म्यम्॥ सूत उवाच॥ श्रुत्वा तु कोकामाहात्म्यं पृथिवी धर्मसंहितम्॥ विस्मयं परमं याता श्रुत्वा धर्मं महौजसम्॥
atha sumanogandhādimāhātmyam || sūta uvāca || śrutvā tu kokāmāhātmyaṃ pṛthivī dharmasaṃhitam || vismayaṃ paramaṃ yātā śrutvā dharmaṃ mahaujasam
अब सुमनोगंधा और उसके बारे में बात शुरू होती है। सूत ने कहा, कोका की कहानी सुन के धरती देवी हैरान रह गई। यह कहानी धरम से जुड़ी हुई थी। उन्होंने वो बड़ा धरम सुन के बहुत ताज्जुब किया।
Sūta
FAQs
It marks a formal māhātmya-section transition, a common Purāṇic editorial device used to frame sacred-geographic and ethical material for recitation and preservation.
The verse signals Sumanogandhā (and ‘ādi’) as a locus/theme, but does not yet provide a precise modern identification within the excerpt.
Dharma is presented as ‘powerful’ (mahaujas), implying that ethical order is not merely normative but efficacious within the Purāṇic worldview.
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