Varaha Purana 215.44: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 44
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
Uttara Bhāga · Kṣetra-Māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Pilgrimage Merit)
तत्र मामर्च्छयिष्यंति सर्वभूतानि सर्वदा ॥ तत्राहं यैः सकृद्दृष्टो विधिवद्वंदितस्तु यैः
tatra mām arcchayiṣyaṃti sarvabhūtāni sarvadā || tatrāhaṃ yaiḥ sakṛddṛṣṭo vidhivadvaṃditastu yaiḥ
tatra mAmarchchayiShyaMti sarvabhUtAni sarvadA || tatrAhaM yaiH sakRRiddRRiShTo vidhivadvaMditastu yaiH
वहाँ सब लोग मुझे हमेशा पूजा करते हैं। जो लोग मुझे एक बार भी देख ले, या जो सही विधि से मेरा वन्दन करें।
Sandhi Notes
- तत्राहं = तत्र + अहम्
- सकृद्दृष्टो = सकृत् + दृष्टः
- विधिवद्वंदितस्तु = विधिवत् + वन्दितः + तु
Varāha
Darśana and ritually ordered reverence (vidhi) function as direct means of grace in a consecrated space.
Undertake pilgrimage with correct ritual etiquette—see the deity, offer prescribed salutations, and maintain reverent conduct at the kṣetra.
He establishes a sacred locus where beings may ritually behold and worship him; the interaction is mediated through tīrtha-darśana and vidhi-vandana rather than a direct physical act with Bhū.
Even a single proper darśana and vidhi-vandana (rite-conform salutation) at the sacred place establishes ongoing worshipful merit.
Properly saluting/seeing the Lord at the kṣetra yields enduring devotional merit and eligibility for higher lokas; neglect implies loss of that special tīrtha-fruit.
Implicit Vaiṣṇava tīrtha-bhakti frame.
Varāha Purāṇa 215.49–53 (site-location, water-māhātmya, loka-phala)
FAQs
It preserves a typical tīrtha/kṣetra framing: the site is portrayed as a locus of ongoing veneration, indicating how Purāṇas encode pilgrimage networks and ritual norms.
The location is referenced deictically as 'there' (tatra) and is clarified by the subsequent verses describing a Gaṅgā-adjacent sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes disciplined reverence—seeing and ritually saluting 'according to rule' (vidhivat) as an idealized form of conduct.
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