Varaha Purana 7.27: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 27
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
ततो गदाधरः साक्षादस्मिंस्तीर्थे व्यवस्थितः । अतोऽतिविख्याततमं तीर्थमेतद् द्विजोत्तम ॥ ७.२७ ॥
tato gadādharaḥ sākṣād asmiṃs tīrthe vyavasthitaḥ | ato ’tivikhyātatamaṃ tīrtham etad dvijottama || 7.27 ||
फिर गदाधर खुद यहाँ इस तीर्थ पर आ गए। इसलिए यह जगह बहुत फेमस हो गई। ब्राह्मणो, यह तीर्थ सबसे बड़ा कहलाता है।
Varāha
FAQs
It exemplifies a tīrtha-māhātmya motif: a site’s prominence is grounded in the narrative claim that a major deity (here, Gadādhara) is ‘present/established’ there, a common Purāṇic strategy for mapping cultural heritage onto geography.
The verse refers to “this tīrtha” without naming it in the fragment provided; identification requires adjacent verses in Adhyāya 7 that typically specify the toponym and associated river/region.
The passage primarily conveys cultural-heritage valuation: it frames the tīrtha as worthy of recognition and remembrance due to its association with Gadādhara, encouraging respectful engagement with sacred landscapes rather than prescribing a universal mandate.
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