Varaha Purana 163.65: Adhyaya 163, Shloka 65
The Greatness of Kapila-Varāha: The Efficacy of Vaikuṇṭha Tīrtha and the Installation History of the Varāha Image
Uttara Bhāga (later narrative unit; traditional division varies by recension) · Tīrtha-māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Pilgrimage Merit)
यं दृष्ट्वा तु नरो याति मुक्तिं नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥ दक्षिणेन तु मां विद्धि प्रतिमां दिव्यरूपिणीम् ॥
yaṃ dṛṣṭvā tu naro yāti muktiṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | dakṣiṇena tu māṃ viddhi pratimāṃ divya-rūpiṇīm ||
yaM dRRiShTvA tu naro yAti muktiM nAstyatra saMshayaH || dakShiNena tu mAM viddhi pratimAM divyarUpiNIm
जो इंसान इसको देख लेता है, वो मुक्ति पा लेता है। इसमें कोई शक नहीं है। दक्षिण तरफ मेरी मूर्ति है, जो बहुत खूबसूरत है।
Sandhi Notes
- नास्त्यत्र = न + अस्ति + अत्र
- दिव्यरूपिणीम् = दिव्य-रूपिणीम् (समास/ह्य्फन)
Varāha
Liberation can be catalyzed by śraddhā-filled darśana of the divine presence in icon-form (arcā).
Undertake tīrtha-darśana with reverence; seek the indicated icon (southern shrine) as part of kṣetra-sevā.
Darśana of the divine image grants mokṣa (liberation) without doubt.
Varāha Purāṇa: kṣetra-māhātmya style passages describing directional shrines/icons and their fruits
FAQs
It illustrates how Purāṇic texts connect visual encounter (darśana) with soteriological promise, alongside references to installed images (pratimā) that align with temple and pilgrimage networks.
A directional cue (“to the south”) indicates a nearby icon or shrine, but the excerpt does not provide a toponym sufficient for modern identification.
The verse promotes disciplined visitation and reverent recognition of sacred representations as part of a broader cultural system of pilgrimage and remembrance.
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