Varaha Purana 164.8: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 8
The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa
Govardhana
वारुणं लोकमुत्सृज्य मम लोकं स गच्छति॥ तत्र मध्ये च यः स्नाति क्रीडते स मया सह॥
vāruṇaṃ lokam utsṛjya mama lokaṃ sa gacchati || tatra madhye ca yaḥ snāti krīḍate sa mayā saha
वरुण का लोक छोड़ के, वो मेरा लोक जाता है। वहाँ जो नहाता है, वो मेरे साथ खेलता-कूदता है।
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The verse exemplifies how Purāṇic texts link ritual bathing to an envisioned proximity to the divine, a recurring motif in medieval Sanskrit pilgrimage literature.
No unique terrestrial toponym is supplied; the passage primarily describes realms (loka) and an internal ‘there’ (tatra) connected with bathing.
The implied instruction is disciplined engagement with tīrtha practice as a means of purification and aspirational closeness to the divine.
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