Varaha Purana 164.21: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 21
The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa
Govardhana
तत्र कृष्णेन पूजार्थमिन्द्रस्य विहतो मखः ॥ महदिन्द्रस्य चोत्थानं भक्ष्यभोज्यसमन्वितम् ॥
tatra kṛṣṇena pūjārtham indrasya vihato makhaḥ || mahad indrasya cotthānaṃ bhakṣyabhojyasamanvitam ||
वहाँ कृष्ण ने इंद्र की पूजा में दिक्कत डाल दी। इंद्र का एक बड़ा उठाव हुआ जिसमे खाने-पीने का पूरा इंतज़ाम था।
Varāha
FAQs
It preserves a Govardhana-cycle motif—reorientation of worship away from Indra’s rite—illustrating how Purāṇic literature reinterprets older sacrificial paradigms within narrative theology.
The setting remains the Govardhana/Annakūṭa area referenced in surrounding verses, rather than introducing a distinct new site-name here.
It implicitly critiques ritual performed without proper discernment of purpose and authority, presenting worship as needing correct orientation rather than mere performance.
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