Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 55
Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode
इत्येवमुक्तो विभुना स यक्षो जगाम देशान् सहसैव सर्वान् कालञ्जरस्योत्तरतः सुपुण्यो देशो हिमाद्रेरपि दक्षिणस्थः
ityevamukto vibhunā sa yakṣo jagāma deśān sahasaiva sarvān kālañjarasyottarataḥ supuṇyo deśo himādrerapi dakṣiṇasthaḥ
「かくして主に告げられるや、そのヤクシャはたちまち諸方の地を速やかに巡った。カーランジャラの北には、きわめて聖なる国土があり、ヒマーラヤの南に位置する。」
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FAQs
Purāṇic holiness is not abstract only; it is mapped onto the earth to guide embodied practice (yātrā, darśana, pūjā). The Yakṣa’s swift movement underscores obedience to divine command and the urgency of establishing dharma through place-based worship.
This is kṣetra/tīrtha-oriented narrative—ancillary Purāṇic material supporting religious geography rather than sarga/pratisarga. It functions as a ‘mahatmya’ locator statement embedded within an episode (anucarita).
By situating sanctity between major sacred anchors (Kālañjara, Himālaya), the text creates a ‘sacred corridor’ that integrates local shrines into pan-Indic holy space. Directional language sacralizes geography as a mandala-like field for worship.