Varaha Purana 137.118: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 118
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
प्राप्ता च परमा सिद्धिः सोमतीर्थेऽन्यदुर्लभा ॥ स्नायाद्यः सोमतीर्थे तु मम कर्मपरायणः ॥
prāptā ca paramā siddhiḥ soma-tīrthe 'nyadurlabhā || snāyād yaḥ soma-tīrthe tu mama karma-parāyaṇaḥ ||
सोम तीर्थ में सबसे बड़ा फल मिलता है, जो दूसरी जगह मुश्किल से मिलता है। जो मेरे बताए हुए धरम को फॉलो करता है और सोम तीर्थ में नहाता है, उसे वो फल मिलता है।
Varāha (continuation of instruction)
FAQs
It is a representative tīrtha-māhātmya claim: ritual bathing is linked to ‘siddhi’, illustrating how Purāṇas promote and systematize pilgrimage networks and their merit economies.
Soma-tīrtha is explicitly named; precise modern identification varies by regional tradition and requires manuscript/recension comparison and local toponymic study.
Ritual efficacy is paired with ethical discipline: the bather is described as karma-parāyaṇa—committed to prescribed conduct rather than mere performance.
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