Varaha Purana 144.55: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 55
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
इत्येवं कृपया देवो निश्चित्य मनसा स्वयम्॥ गण्डकीमवदत्प्रीतः शृणु देवि वचो मम॥
ityevaṁ kṛpayā devo niścitya manasā svayam || gaṇḍakīm avadat prītaḥ śṛṇu devi vaco mama ||
भगवान ने दिल में फैसला कर लिया। वो दया कर रहे थे। फिर वो खुश हो के गंडकी से बोले। सुनो देवी, जो मैं कहता हूँ वो सुनो।
Varāha (Viṣṇu as instructor)
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It functions as a narrative hinge introducing a tīrtha-māhātmya-style instruction, a common Purāṇic mode for linking sacred geography to ethical practice.
Gaṇḍakī (a major river system in the Himalayan region; commonly associated with present-day Nepal–Bihar corridor in scholarly discussions of Śālagrāma traditions).
A didactic setup: the verse frames compassionate instruction as the basis for subsequent guidance on meritorious practices connected to place.
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