Varaha Purana 164.19: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 19
The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa
Govardhana
तीर्थं संकर्षणं नाम्ना बलभद्रेण रक्षितम् ॥ गोहत्या पूर्वसंलग्ना उत्तीर्णा तत्र दूरतः ॥
tīrthaṃ saṃkarṣaṇaṃ nāmnā balabhadreṇa rakṣitam || gohatyā pūrvasaṃlagnā uttīrṇā tatra dūrataḥ ||
एक तीर्थ है जिसका नाम संकर्षण है। बलभद्र भगवान उसकी हिफाजत करते हैं। अगर किसी ने गौ हत्या की हो, वो बड़ा पाप है। लेकिन वहाँ जाने से वो पाप भी दूर हो जाता है।
Varāha
FAQs
It records the naming of a tīrtha after Saṃkarṣaṇa/Balabhadra and reflects Purāṇic models of expiation tied to specific landscapes, useful for mapping sectarian and regional sacred geographies.
A tīrtha called Saṃkarṣaṇa, situated within the Govardhana-linked pilgrimage network described in the chapter; precise modern identification varies by regional tradition and requires site-correlation with local tīrtha lists.
It frames moral repair as possible through prescribed actions at culturally protected sites, while also underscoring the gravity of harm to cattle (gohatyā) in the text’s ethical vocabulary.
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