Varaha Purana 164.13: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 13
The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa
Govardhana
राजसूयाश्वमेधानां फलं प्राप्नोत्यसंशयम्॥
rājasūyāśvamedhānāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoty asaṃśayam
इसमें कोई शक नहीं है। राजसूय और अश्वमेध यज्ञ दोनों का फल मिलता है।
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It shows a Purāṇic revaluation of ritual authority, where pilgrimage and devotion are rhetorically aligned with (or substituted for) large-scale Vedic sacrifices historically limited to elite patrons.
No specific location appears in this single verse; it functions as a summary claim about merit (phala) tied to the surrounding Govardhana context.
The ethical emphasis is on accessible, disciplined practice (as framed in the surrounding verses) rather than exclusivist ritual capacity.
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