Varaha Purana 143.18: Adhyaya 143, Shloka 18
Exposition of the Glory of the Mandāra Sacred Grove
तत्र स्नातो वरारोहे एकरात्रोषितो नरः ॥ मोदनं दक्षिणे शृङ्गे तस्मिन् मेरौ शिलोच्चये ॥
tatra snāto varārohe ekarātroṣito naraḥ | modanaṃ dakṣiṇe śṛṅge tasmin merau śiloccaye ||
वहाँ एक रात रह के जो नहा लेता है, वो खुश हो जाता है। मेरु पर्वत के दक्षिण साइड में मज़ा आता है।
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
FAQs
It exemplifies the Purāṇic technique of associating time-bound observances (one-night stay) with specific topographic features (peaks of Meru), shaping ritual itineraries and cultural memory.
The text identifies the southern śṛṅga (peak) of Meru; Meru functions primarily as a cosmographic axis-mountain in Sanskrit literature rather than a single securely mappable modern mountain.
The instruction highlights disciplined, time-limited observance (staying one night) coupled with bathing as an idealized form of self-regulation.
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