Varaha Purana 145.113: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 113
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
एवमेतन्महाभागे क्षेत्रं हरिहरात्मकम् ॥ मृताः येऽत्र गतिं यान्ति मम कर्मानुसारिणः
evam etan mahābhāge kṣetraṃ hariharātmakam || mṛtā ye 'tra gatiṃ yānti mama karmānusāriṇaḥ
यह जगह विष्णु और शिव की है। जो लोग यहाँ मर जाते हैं, वो अपने हिसाब से आगे जाते हैं। उनके करम के हिसाब से उनकी राह बनती है।
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It documents the Harihara synthesis—an important cultural-theological motif—within a kṣetra-māhātmya setting, relevant to the history of sectarian interaction and shared sacred spaces.
The verse does not name a modern-identifiable location; it characterizes the chapter’s kṣetra as ‘hariharātmakam,’ a marker often used for composite or shared shrine landscapes.
It asserts karmic continuity: even in a highly praised sacred place, outcomes are described as aligned with one’s actions (karmānusāriṇaḥ).
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