Varaha Purana 138.101: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 101
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
अथ दीर्घेण कालेन नारायणमुदावहाः ॥ वैशाखस्य तु द्वादश्यां मम क्षेत्रमुपागताः
atha dīrgheṇa kālena nārāyaṇam udāvahāḥ || vaiśākhasya tu dvādaśyāṃ mama kṣetram upāgatāḥ
फिर काफी टाइम बाद उन्होंने नारायण का नाम लिया। वैशाख महीने की बारहवीं तारीख को वो मेरे क्षेत्र आए।
Varāha (likely, due to 'mama kṣetram'; otherwise narrative voice)
FAQs
It links calendrical observance (Vaiśākha dvādaśī) with pilgrimage to a kṣetra, reflecting how Purāṇic texts map time onto sacred geography.
A kṣetra is referenced but not named in this fragment; identification requires the surrounding chapter context or manuscript colophon.
It promotes disciplined observance of sacred time and purposeful travel to culturally significant sacred sites.
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