Varaha Purana 171.34: Adhyaya 171, Shloka 34
Śuka’s Ocean Voyage: Adverse Winds, Arrival at a Viṣṇu Shrine, and Aid from the Jaṭāyu Birds
हृत्कण्ठं चैव गम्भीरं सुखेन सुकृती यथा ॥ स्तोकान्तरे ततः सोऽथ देवागारमनुत्तमम्
hṛtkaṇṭhaṃ caiva gambhīraṃ sukhena sukṛtī yathā || stokāntare tataḥ so 'tha devāgāram anuttamam
वहाँ एक गहरा और खतरनाक हिस्सा था, पर वो आराम से पार कर गया जैसे कोई अच्छा इंसान हो। फिर थोड़ी दूर जाके एक बहुत बड़ा मंदिर मिला।
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It illustrates how Purāṇic texts connect moral capital (sukṛti) with successful passage through landscapes, reinforcing the cultural logic of pilgrimage.
A “devāgāra” (temple) is mentioned without a specific name here; identification depends on the surrounding chapter context (later verses point toward Gokarṇa-related tradition).
The verse links ease in overcoming difficulty with cultivated merit, presenting ethical conduct as a stabilizing force in life’s passages.
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