Varaha Purana 164.45: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 45
The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa
Govardhana
इन्द्रध्वजमिति ख्यातं तीर्थं चैवातिमुक्तिदम् ॥ तत्र स्नाता दिवं यान्ति ये मृतास्तेऽपुनर्भवाः ॥
indradhvajam iti khyātaṃ tīrthaṃ caivātimuktidam || tatra snātā divaṃ yānti ye mṛtās te 'punarbhavāḥ ||
इस जगह का नाम इंद्रध्वज है। यह एक बहुत बड़ा तीर्थ है जो लोगों को मुक्ति दिलाता है। जो लोग यहाँ नहा लेते हैं वो स्वर्ग जाते हैं। जो लोग यहाँ मर जाते हैं वो दोबारा जनम नहीं लेते।
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It exemplifies the Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya genre, where locations are encoded as cultural heritage sites through narratives of merit, afterlife benefit, and soteriological promise.
A tīrtha called “Indradhvaja” is named; the excerpt alone does not provide sufficient coordinates for a secure modern identification.
The verse promotes tīrtha-practice (ritual bathing and pilgrimage) as a culturally sanctioned means of purification and liberation within the text’s moral framework.
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