Varaha Purana 140.2: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 2
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
Uttara Bhāga · Sacred Geography (Kokāmukha/Badarī Māhātmya)
किं च ते परमं स्थानं यत्र मूर्त्याकृतिर्भवान्॥ कस्मिन्स्थाने कृतं कर्म येन यात्युत्तमां गतिम्॥
kiṁ ca te paramaṁ sthānaṁ yatra mūrtyākṛtir bhavān || kasmin sthāne kṛtaṁ karma yena yāty uttamāṁ gatim
kiMcha te paramaM sthAnaM yatra mUrttyAkRRitirbhavAn|| kasminsthAne kRRitaM karma yena yAtyuttamAM gatim
देवी पूछ रही हैं कि आपका सबसे बड़ा घर कहाँ है, जहाँ आप खड़े हैं। ऐसा कौनसा जगह है जहाँ कोई काम करे और उसे सबसे ऊपर पहुँच जाए।
Sandhi Notes
- मूर्त्याकृतिः = मूर्ति + आकृतिः (इकार + आकार संधि)
- यात्युत्तमाम् = याति + उत्तमाम् (इ + उ → यु)
- कस्मिन्स्थाने = कस्मिन् + स्थाने (न् + स्)
Dharaṇī / Pṛthivī (continuing inquiry)
Curious, seeking soteriological clarity
What is your supreme abode where you are present in embodied form, and which place’s performed action leads to the highest goal?
Highest good is approached through a synthesis of right action (karma), right locus (kṣetra), and divine presence (mūrti/ākṛti).
Choose pilgrimage and worship sites with discernment; perform acts (dāna, japa, pūjā, snāna) with purity and intention toward liberation rather than display.
Pṛthivī continues questioning Varāha about his supreme abode and the karmic efficacy of actions performed at a specific place.
Karma gains highest efficacy when performed in a kṣetra where the Lord is manifest (mūrti-ākṛti) and worship is properly done.
Right action in such a sacred locus yields 'uttamā gati' (highest destination); neglect/impure action forfeits the special fruit.
Varāha Purāṇa: tīrtha-phala descriptions linking specific acts to 'uttamā gati'
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It reflects how Purāṇic texts connect geography to ethical and ritual action, shaping pilgrimage and localized religious practice.
No specific location is named in this verse; it asks for the identification of the supreme abode and the efficacious site of practice.
It frames human action (karma) as meaningful within particular contexts, inviting discernment about where and how practices are undertaken.
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