Varaha Purana 143.20: Adhyaya 143, Shloka 20
Exposition of the Glory of the Mandāra Sacred Grove
यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानम् एकरात्रोषितो नरः ॥ नाकपृष्ठं समासाद्य मोदते सह दैवतैः ॥
yastatra kurute snānam ekarātroṣito naraḥ | nākapṛṣṭhaṃ samāsādya modate saha daivataiḥ ||
एक रात रह के वहाँ जो नहा लेता है, वो स्वर्ग पहुँच जाता है। वहाँ देवियों और देवताओं के साथ खुश रहता है।
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
FAQs
It preserves a standard Purāṇic reward schema—ritual action at a tīrtha leading to celestial attainment—useful for understanding premodern South Asian religious geography and merit discourse.
The verse points back to the previously described hidden site with a falling stream near Meru; the site is described relationally rather than by a modern place-name.
It promotes disciplined observance (time-bound stay) and ritual cleanliness as ideal conduct when approaching culturally significant landscapes.
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