Varaha Purana 149.24: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 24
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
मोदते नाकपृष्ठे तु अप्सरोगणसंकुले ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्क्षेत्रे पञ्चसरे मम ॥
modate nākapṛṣṭhe tu apsarogaṇasaṃkule || athātra muñcate prāṇān kṣetre pañcasare mama ||
वो स्वर्ग में खुश रहता है, जहाँ अप्सरा लोग घूमते हैं। अगर कोई पंचसर क्षेत्र में मर जाए, वो भी वही रिज़ल्ट पता है।
Varāha
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It preserves a standard Purāṇic motif: tīrthas confer post-mortem merit, linking local sacred topography with cosmological reward-language.
A named kṣetra, Pañcasara, presented as belonging to the Prabhāsa coastal sacred landscape (exact modern identification varies across regional traditions).
The verse frames ethical seriousness around tīrtha-observance, suggesting that disciplined engagement with place and practice is consequential.
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