Varaha Purana 147.24: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 24
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
गच्छावस्तस्य वाक्येन सुखं यत्र भविष्यति ॥ ततो नारायणं गत्वा सह तेन तमौर्वकम् ॥
gacchāvas tasya vākyena sukhaṃ yatra bhaviṣyati | tato nārāyaṇaṃ gatvā saha tena tam aurvakam ||
उसकी बात मान के चलो जहाँ सुखो मिलेगा। फिर नारायण के पास जाके उसके साथ मिल के उस और्वक के पास गए।
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It exemplifies how Purāṇic texts narrativize authority through ‘instruction’ (vākya) and embed remedies within travel toward sacred agents or sites.
No explicit toponym appears; the verse signals movement toward Nārāyaṇa and an entity called Aurvaka, setting up later tīrtha identification.
Following sound counsel and directing one’s actions toward restoration (sukha) is presented as a prudent course when facing affliction.
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