Varaha Purana 145.1: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 1
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
अथ शालग्रामक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम् ॥ धरण्युवाच ॥ भगवन्देवदेवेश सालङ्कायनको मुनिः ॥ किं चकार तपः कुर्वंस्तव क्षेत्रे विमुक्तिदे ॥
atha śālagrāma-kṣetra-māhātmyam || dharaṇy uvāca || bhagavan deva-deveśa sālaṅkāyanako muniḥ || kiṃ cakāra tapaḥ kurvaṃs tava kṣetre vimukti-de ||
अब शालग्राम क्षेत्र की बात शुरू होती है। धरणी ने पूछा, भगवान, देवताओं के बड़े मालिक, सालंकायन रिशि ने आपके क्षेत्र में तपस्या की। वो मोक्ष देने वाली जगह है। उसने क्या पाया?
Dharaṇī (Pṛthivī)
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It introduces a māhātmya-style passage, a common Purāṇic genre used to frame the cultural memory and prestige of a pilgrimage landscape through dialogue and exemplary narratives.
Śālagrāma-kṣetra is named; in scholarship it is commonly associated with the Gandakī river region where Śālagrāma stones are traditionally found, though the verse itself does not specify a modern coordinate.
The verse foregrounds disciplined tapas (austerity) as a means of self-cultivation, framed within a respectful inquiry rather than a prescriptive command.
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