Varaha Purana 143.8: Adhyaya 143, Shloka 8
Exposition of the Glory of the Mandāra Sacred Grove
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ शृणु सुन्दरि यत्नेन यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥ कथयिष्यामि ते गुह्यां मन्दारस्य महाक्रियाम् ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu sundari yatnena yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi || kathayiṣyāmi te guhyāṃ mandārasya mahākriyām
वराह बोले, सुनो सुंदरी, जो तुम पूछ रही हो उसका ध्यान रखो। मैं तुम्हे मंदार का एक बड़ा राज़ बताता हूँ।
Varāha (Instructor)
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It marks the transition from inquiry to authoritative narration—an important structural cue in Purāṇic chapters where a deity or sage provides a site-based teaching.
Mandāra is named as the locus of a ‘mahākriyā,’ indicating a pilgrimage or ritual landscape anchored to a specific sacred geography.
Careful listening and responsible transmission: knowledge about sacred sites is presented as requiring attention and precision.
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