Varaha Purana 215.97: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 97
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
तत्र स्नात्वा भवेत् तोये रूपवानुत्तमद्युतिः ॥ त्रिसन्ध्यं तत्र गच्छेत् तु पूर्वेण विधिवन्नरः ॥
tatra snātvā bhavet toye rūpavān uttamadyutiḥ | trisandhyaṃ tatra gacchet tu pūrveṇa vidhivan naraḥ ||
वहाँ पानी में नहने से इंसान सुंदर बन जाता है और चमकने लगता है। दिन में तीन बार वहाँ जाना चाहिए, सुबह, दोपहर और शाम। सही नियम के हिसाब से पूरब की तरफ से जाना चाहिए।
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
FAQs
It records time-regulated pilgrimage practice (trisandhyā) and route conventions, offering insight into how sacred space was experienced through ritual schedules.
The verse refers back to the previously mentioned tīrtha (“there”); it additionally notes an eastern approach (pūrveṇa), but does not name a modern-identifiable place by itself.
Regularity and procedural correctness (vidhivat) are presented as the core discipline, linking bodily practice with cultivated conduct.
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