Varaha Purana 145.101: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 101
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
गङ्गया मिलिता यत्र भागीरथ्या महाफला ॥ अपरं तन्महत्क्षेत्रं हरिक्षेत्रमिति स्मृतम् ॥
gaṅgayā militā yatra bhāgīrathyā mahāphalā | aparaṃ tan-mahat-kṣetraṃ harikṣetram iti smṛtam ||
जहाँ गंगा और भागीरथी मिलते हैं, वहाँ बहुत पुण्य मिलता है। उस जगह को हरिक्षेत्र कहते हैं। यह एक बड़ा धरम का स्थान है।
Varāha
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic mapping of sacred space, using river confluences and named kṣetras to structure pilgrimage geographies.
A confluence associated with Gaṅgā/Bhāgīrathī and a sacred region called Harikṣetra; precise modern identification is not explicit in the fragment and remains a matter of scholarly correlation.
An implicit cultural instruction to value and preserve sacred landscapes—especially river confluences—as heritage sites.
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