Varaha Purana 150.29: Adhyaya 150, Shloka 29
The Sacred Greatness of Sānandūra
Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Pilgrimage Topography)
यद्दृष्ट्वा मनुजास्तत्र भ्रमन्ति विगतज्वराः ॥ यानि कानि च पर्णानि पतन्ति जलसंसदि ॥
yad dṛṣṭvā manujās tatra bhramanti vigata-jvarāḥ || yāni kāni ca parṇāni patanti jala-saṃsadi ||
yaddRRiShTvA manujAstatra bhramanti vigatajvarAH || yAni kAni cha parNAni patanti jalasaMsadi
लोग उसे देख के खुश हो जाते हैं। दुख दूर हो जाता है। जो पत्ते पानी में गिरते हैं वो भी कुछ खास होते हैं।
Sandhi Notes
- यद्दृष्ट्वा = यत् + दृष्ट्वा (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: त् + द्)
- मनुजास्तत्र = मनुजाः + तत्र (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ाः + त -> ास् + त)
- विगतज्वराः is बहुव्रीहि
- जलसंसदि = जल + संसदि (तत्पुरुष)
Varāha
Concerned for beings’ suffering, attentive to healing promise
What tangible benefit do people gain upon seeing this kuṇḍa, and what is the marvel connected with what falls into its waters?
Sacred perception (darśana) can pacify affliction—jvara as both bodily fever and the ‘heat’ of saṃsāric distress.
Use pilgrimage not merely for merit-counting but for inner cooling: mindful seeing, regulated breath, quiet conduct, and gratitude at the water’s edge.
Varāha describes the tīrtha’s healing effect to Bhū-devī, highlighting its experiential benefit for humans.
Varāha Purāṇa 150.33 (leaf-marvel: leaves without holes)
FAQs
It records a common tīrtha trope: sacred sites are portrayed as alleviating affliction, reflecting premodern health-and-landscape imaginaries.
The verse continues the description of the Rāma-saṅgama kuṇḍa area; no new unique toponym appears here.
A philosophical instruction toward valuing clean waters and restorative environments as part of cultural heritage.
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