Varaha Purana 145.28: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 28
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
शालग्राममिति ख्यातं तन्निबोध मुने शुभम् ॥ योऽयं वृक्षस्त्वया दृष्टः सोऽहमेव न संशयः ॥
śālagrāmam iti khyātaṁ tannibodha mune śubham || yo 'yaṁ vṛkṣas tvayā dṛṣṭaḥ so 'ham eva na saṁśayaḥ ||
हे रिशि, यह जगह शालग्राम के नाम से जानी जाती है। यह बात समझ लो। जो पेड़ तुमने देखा है, वो मैं खुद हूँ। कोई शक नहीं।
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It is a textual marker for Śāligrāma traditions, presenting a direct identification between a perceived natural object and the speaker’s self-revelation, typical of Purāṇic sacralization of landscape.
Śāligrāma is named; in broader South Asian tradition it is often associated with the Kali-Gaṇḍakī region, though this verse itself does not specify a river or modern location.
It encourages attentive understanding (nibodha) and disciplined perception—recognizing significance attributed to natural forms within the text’s worldview.
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