Varaha Purana 149.1: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 1
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
अथ द्वारकामाहात्म्यम्॥ सूत उवाच॥ श्रीस्तुतस्वामिमाहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा धर्मपरायणा॥ परितुष्टमना देवी वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥
atha dvārakāmāhātmyam || sūta uvāca || śrīstutasvāmimāhātmyaṃ śrutvā dharmaparāyaṇā || parituṣṭamanā devī vākyam etad uvāca ha ||
अब मैं द्वारका की बात बताता हूँ। सूत ने कहा, स्तुतस्वामी की बड़ाई सुन के देवी खुश हो गई। वो धरम में लगी थी। उसने यह बात कही।
Sūta
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It marks a new māhātmya section and demonstrates Purāṇic compilation style through Sūta’s framing narration and topic transitions.
Dvārakā is explicitly identified as the focus of the forthcoming section; it is widely associated with the western Indian coastal region in later tradition and scholarship.
The verse foregrounds dharma-oriented listening and reflective satisfaction as virtues in receiving cultural-heritage narratives.
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