Varaha Purana 145.18: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 18
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
पर्यटामि महीं सर्वां सशैलवनकाननाम् ।। इदानीं खलु दृष्टोऽसि चक्रपाणे महाप्रभो ।।
paryaṭāmi mahīṃ sarvāṃ saśailavanakānanām || idānīṃ khalu dṛṣṭo’si cakrapāṇe mahāprabho ||
मैंने पूरी दुनिया घूम ली है, पहाड़ और जंगल सब देखे। आज मैंने तुम्हे देख लिया, चक्रपाणि। तुम तो बड़े भगवान हो।
Sālaṅkāyana Ṛṣi
FAQs
It reflects a cultural memory of extensive itinerancy (paryaṭana) and encodes a premodern ecological lexicon for terrain classification.
No single site is named; the phrase ‘the entire earth’ functions as a universalized geographic scope.
It presents perseverance and long-term effort (wandering/seeking) as legitimate preparation for a consequential request.
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