Varaha Purana 147.1: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 1
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
अथ गोनिष्क्रमणमाहात्म्यम् ॥ धरण्युवाच ॥ अत्याश्चर्यं श्रुतं ह्येतद्रुरुक्षेत्रसमुद्भवम् ॥ हृषीकेशस्य महिमा त्वया य उपवर्णितः
atha goniṣkramaṇamāhātmyam || dharaṇy uvāca || atyāścaryaṃ śrutaṃ hy etad rurukṣetrasamudbhavam || hṛṣīkeśasya mahimā tvayā ya upavarṇitaḥ
अब गोणिष्क्रमण का महत्व सुनो। वसुंधरा ने कहा, बहुत अजब बात सुनी है मैंने। यह सब रुरु क्षेत्र से निकला है। हृषीकेश की जो बड़ाई तुमने बताई है वो भी अच्छी लगी।
Pṛthivī / Dharaṇī (explicit: dharaṇy uvāca)
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