The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
कार्त्तिके मासि यः स्नाति तुलासंस्थे दिवाकरे ॥ विधिना नियतः सोऽपि मुक्तिभागी न संशयः
kārttike māsi yaḥ snāti tulāsaṃsthe divākare | vidhinā niyataḥ so 'pi muktibhāgī na saṃśayaḥ ||
कार्तिक महीने में जब सूर्य तुला राशि में हो, अगर कोई नियम से नहाए, वो मुक्ति पा लेता है। कोई शक नहीं।
Varāha (default speaker framework)
It shows how Purāṇic tīrtha traditions incorporate astronomical/seasonal markers (sun’s position) into ritual calendars.
No new place-name appears; the verse continues the chapter’s bathing-site context and adds a temporal (astronomical) condition.
Emphasis on niyama (disciplined observance) and vidhī (procedural care), framing practice as regulated and mindful rather than arbitrary.
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