Varaha Purana 164.4: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 4
The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa
Govardhana
तेषां मध्ये स्थितो भद्रे क्रीडयिष्ये यदृच्छया ॥ तत्र वै शक्रतीर्थे तु स्नानं कुर्याद्दृढ व्रतः ॥
teṣāṃ madhye sthito bhadre krīḍayiṣye yadṛcchayā | tatra vai śakra-tīrthe tu snānaṃ kuryād dṛḍha-vrataḥ ||
बेटा, इन सब के बीच में मैं खेलता रहूँगा जब मौका मिलेगा। वहाँ इंद्र के तीर्थ पर जो व्रत पक्के से रखता है, उसको नहाना चाहिए।
Varāha (addressing Pṛthivī as “bhadre” by default dialogue framework)
FAQs
It links a named tīrtha (Śakra-tīrtha) with prescribed practice (snāna) and vow-discipline, illustrating how Purāṇic texts codified pilgrimage etiquette and ritual action.
Śakra-tīrtha is described as part of the Govardhana sacred landscape; the excerpt provides functional placement but not a modern coordinate-level identification.
The emphasis on dṛḍha-vrata frames pilgrimage as requiring self-regulation, intentionality, and respect for the site and its practices.
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