Varaha Purana 145.98: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 98
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
अहं यत्र शिवस्तत्र शिवो यत्र वसुन्धरे ॥ तत्राहमपि तिष्ठामि आवयोर्नान्तरं क्वचित् ॥ शिवं यो वन्दते भूमे स हि मामेव वन्दते ॥ लभते पुष्कलां सिद्धिमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ॥
ahaṃ yatra śivas tatra śivo yatra vasundhare | tatrāham api tiṣṭhāmi āvayor nāntaraṃ kvacit || śivaṃ yo vandate bhūme sa hi mām eva vandate | labhate puṣkalāṃ siddhim evaṃ yo vetti tattvataḥ ||
जहाँ मैं हूँ वहाँ शिव है। जहाँ शिव है वहाँ मैं हूँ। हम दोनों में कोई दूरी नहीं। जो शिव को प्रणाम करता है वो मुझे प्रणाम करता है। यह बात जो समझता है उसको सब मिलता है।
Varāha
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It provides a clear example of abheda rhetoric used to integrate devotional communities and shared shrines, important for understanding the social history of pilgrimage and temple culture.
No distinct toponym is present in the verse; it is framed as a general doctrinal statement within the kṣetra narrative described earlier (Śālagrāma/Gaṇḍakī context).
It encourages non-exclusivist reverence and truth-oriented understanding (tattvataḥ), presenting respect across traditions as a valid philosophical stance.
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