Varaha Purana 174.70: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 70
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
(नैवेद्यम्) देवानां सम्मतश्चापि योगिनां परमां गतिः ॥ जलशायी जगद्योनॆ अर्घ्यं मे प्रति गृह्यताम्
(naivedyam) devānāṃ sammataś cāpi yogināṃ paramāṃ gatiḥ || jalaśāyī jagadyone arghyaṃ me prati gṛhyatām
भगवान, देवता भी आपको मानते हैं और योगी भी आप तक पहुँचते हैं। आप पानी पर सोते हो और आपसे ही दुनिया बनी है। मेरा यह अर्घ्य आप स्वीकार करो।
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It reflects a synthesis of temple-style offering (naivedya/arghya) with yogic soteriological language (“highest goal of yogins”), indicating converging devotional and contemplative vocabularies.
No place-name is provided; the epithet “Jalaśāyī” is cosmological rather than geographic.
It emphasizes humility and offering: presenting sustenance and respect while recognizing an ultimate goal beyond material exchange.
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