Varaha Purana 147.13: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 13
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
ईश्वरोऽपि ततः प्राप्तः शीघ्रमेव हिमालयम्॥ एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवि गृह्य पुष्पकरण्डकम्॥
īśvaro 'pi tataḥ prāptaḥ śīghram eva himālayam || etasminn antare devi gṛhya puṣpakaraṇḍakam ||
फिर ईश्वर जल्दी से हिमालय पहुँच गए। देवी, उस वक्त कोई फूल की टोकरी उठा के आ गया।
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It demonstrates how Purāṇic texts situate divine and ascetic narratives within recognizable macro-geographies like the Himalaya, reinforcing cultural memory of landscapes.
Himālaya (the Himalayan range), a major geographic and cultural reference point in Sanskrit literature.
The verse is primarily transitional; ethically it implies purposeful movement and ritual readiness (symbolized by the flower-basket) rather than a direct moral injunction.
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