Varaha Purana 145.45: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 45
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
अत्र चैव ह्रदस्रोतो बदरीवृक्षनिःसृतः॥ तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत षष्टिकालोषितो नरः॥
atra caiva hradasroto badarīvṛkṣaniḥsṛtaḥ || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta ṣaṣṭikāloṣito naraḥ
वहाँ तालाब का पानी बेर के पेड़ से निकलता है। षष्टिकाल नियम फॉलो करके वहाँ नहाना चाहिए।
Varāha
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It records an environmental marker (a stream emerging near a badarī tree) as part of a site-description, showing how natural features serve as identifiers in pilgrimage literature.
The verse describes a lake-current associated with a badarī tree but does not supply a unique place-name here; it likely continues the description of the previously named Kālīhrada.
It encourages regulated observance (a specified discipline) before ritual bathing, implying mindful engagement with a natural water-site.
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