Varaha Purana 171.36: Adhyaya 171, Shloka 36
Śuka’s Ocean Voyage: Adverse Winds, Arrival at a Viṣṇu Shrine, and Aid from the Jaṭāyu Birds
Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (temple worship and five-shrine complex)
पुष्पाण्यादाय देवं च पूजयित्वा स केशवम् ॥ पञ्चायतनकं चैव खचितं रत्नसञ्चयैः ॥ दृष्ट्वा निलिल्ये चैकेऽन्ते शुकस्यानुमते स्थितः
puṣpāṇy ādāya devaṃ ca pūjayitvā sa keśavam || pañcāyatanakaṃ caiva khacitaṃ ratnasañcayaiḥ || dṛṣṭvā nililye caikānte śukasyānumate sthitaḥ
puShpANyAdAya devaM cha pUjayitvA sa keshavam || paMchAyatanakaM chaiva khachitaM ratnasaMchayaiH || dRRiShTvA nililye chaikAnte shukasyAnumate sthitaH
उसने फूल लिए और केशव भगवान की पूजा की। वहाँ एक मंदिर देखा जो पाँच मूर्तियों का था, मोती-गेरों से बना हुआ। फिर वो चुपके से एक तरफ चला गया और शुकाजी के कहने पर वहीं रुक गया।
Sandhi Notes
- पुष्पाण्यादाय → पुष्पाणि + आदाय
- चैव → च + एव
- चैकेऽन्ते → च + एकान्ते
- शुकस्यानुमते → शुकस्य + अनुमते
Varāha
Devotion is expressed through simple offerings and reverence for sacred order; inner retreat follows outer worship
Begin practice with tangible pūjā (flowers, mantra), then cultivate solitude/meditation—while remaining accountable to a teacher’s guidance
Offer flowers and perform pūjā to Keśava; honor sacred architecture and seek permission from a guru/elder (Śuka) before retiring to solitude.
Devapūjā yields puṇya and devotional refinement; acting without maryādā (permission/discipline) undermines tapas and social-āśrama harmony
Explicit Keśava worship can be read as Vaiṣṇava continuum that later includes Kṛṣṇa-Keśava identity, but no Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa-līlā marker is explicit
Varāha Purāṇa: sequences where Varāha teaches dharma to Bhū and praises Viṣṇu worship (general thematic resonance)
FAQs
It preserves a textual reference to pañcāyatana-style sacred complexes and links devotional practice with temple space, valuable for cultural-heritage studies.
The verse does not name the site; it describes a shrine setting within the chapter’s broader sacred itinerary (context suggests a Gokarṇa-linked tīrtha network).
Respectful worship and disciplined retreat—acting with permission (anumati) and maintaining decorum in sacred spaces.
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