Varaha Purana 144.52: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 52
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
मद्दर्शनमनु प्राप्य को वा अपूर्णो मनोरथः ॥ ततो हिमांशो सा देवी गण्डकी लोकतारिणी ॥
maddarśanam anu prāpya ko vā apūrṇo manorathaḥ || tato himāṃśo sā devī gaṇḍakī lokatāriṇī ||
जब मेरा दर्शन हो गया, तो कौनसा दिल का काम पूरा नहीं होगा? फिर वो देवी, गंडकी, दुनिया को पार लाना वाली, सामने आई।
Varāha/Viṣṇu (first line), then narrator-like continuation within the excerpt
FAQs
It links darśana (auspicious encounter) with fulfillment and introduces Gaṇḍakī, a key name in North Indian sacred geography and later ritual traditions.
Gaṇḍakī—commonly identified with the Gandak/Gandakī river system of the Himalayan region (notably Nepal–Bihar corridor) in historical geography scholarship.
The verse implies a discipline of aspiration: desires are to be oriented toward transformative encounters rather than endless acquisition.
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