Varaha Purana 143.34: Adhyaya 143, Shloka 34
Exposition of the Glory of the Mandāra Sacred Grove
स्नानं करोति यस्तत्र पञ्चभक्तोषितो नरः ॥ मोदते मेरुशृङ्गेषु स्वच्छन्दगमनालयः ॥
snānaṃ karoti yas tatra pañcabhaktoṣito naraḥ || modate meruśṛṅgeṣu svacchandagamanālayaḥ ||
जो इंसान वहाँ नहाता है और पाँच दिन तक थोड़ा-थोड़ा खाना खाता है, वो मेरु पर्वत के ऊपर खुश रहता है। वहाँ वो जहाँ चाहे जा सकता है।
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
FAQs
It preserves evidence of specific regimen terminology (pañcabhakta) within tīrtha practice, useful for reconstructing historical patterns of vow, diet, and pilgrimage discipline.
The ‘there’ refers back to the Cakrāvartta site on Meru’s western side described in the preceding verse.
It promotes self-regulation (especially dietary discipline) alongside purification rites, framing restraint as a culturally valued practice.
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