Varaha Purana 164.20: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 20
The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa
Govardhana
स्नानाद्गच्छति सा क्षिप्रं नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ अन्नकूटस्य सान्निध्ये तीर्थं शक्रविनिर्मितम् ॥
snānād gacchati sā kṣipraṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā || annakūṭasya sānnidhye tīrthaṃ śakravinirmitam ||
नहाने से पाप जल्दी चला जाता है, इसमें कोई डाउट की ज़रूरत नहीं। अन्नकूट के पास एक तीर्थ है जो इंद्र ने बनाया था।
Varāha
FAQs
It combines a doctrinal claim about ritual efficacy with a topographic note (a tīrtha near Annamkūṭa), supporting reconstruction of pilgrimage circuits and their legitimizing narratives.
Annakūṭa (often connected with the Govardhana landscape) and a nearby tīrtha attributed to Indra (Śakra), indicating a localized sacred site within the broader Braj topography.
It emphasizes confidence in prescribed remedial practices (without excessive doubt), while implicitly promoting orderly, rule-governed engagement with shared water-sites.
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