Varaha Purana 145.117: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 117
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
चतुर्णामश्वमेधानां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम कर्मसु निष्ठितः
caturṇām aśvamedhānāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇān mama karmasu niṣṭhitaḥ
जो यहाँ आता है उसको चार अश्वमेध यज्ञ का फल मिलता है। अगर कोई यहाँ मर जाए और मेरा काम करता रहे, वो भी वोही फल पाता है।
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It reflects the Purāṇic strategy of mapping elite Vedic ritual prestige (Aśvamedha) onto accessible practices tied to place, relevant for studying shifts in religious economy and patronage.
The verse points to ‘here’ (atra), i.e., the chapter’s featured kṣetra, without giving a separate toponym in this line.
Merit is associated with commitment (niṣṭhā) to prescribed conduct/rites, not merely with physical presence.
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