Varaha Purana 215.103: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 103
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
स्नानस्य तद्दशगुणं भवेदत्र न संशयः ॥ अत्र विद्याधराः सिद्धा गन्धर्वा मुनयः सुराः
snānasya taddaśaguṇaṃ bhaved atra na saṃśayaḥ || atra vidyādharāḥ siddhā gandharvā munayaḥ surāḥ
यहाँ नहाने का फल दस गुना ज़्यादा मिलता है, इसमें कोई शक नहीं। यहाँ विद्याधर, सिद्ध, गंधर्व, रिशि और देवता सब आते हैं।
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya convention: sacred places are described as frequented by semi-divine beings, and ritual bathing is quantified as producing multiplied merit.
The verse uses the deictic 'atra' (“here”) without naming the site in this line; the broader passage (nearby verses) points to a named kṣetra later identified as Gokarṇeśvara.
The instruction is to value disciplined ritual practice (bathing at a tīrtha) as a culturally meaningful act associated with place-based heritage.
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