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The Sacred Greatness of Badarikāśrama
Badrinath Region
न तत्प्राप्नोति मनुजः कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ॥ प्राप्नुवन्ति च भक्ताः ये बदरीं विश्वतारिणीम् ॥
na tatprāpnoti manujaḥ kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram | prāpnuvanti ca bhaktā ye badarīṁ viśvatāriṇīm ||
人は、いかに甚だ困難な行をなしてもそれを得ない。だが、世界を渡らせ救う者たるバダリーに到る帰依者たちは、それを得るのである。
Varāha (contextual continuation)
It exemplifies the Purāṇic valuation of tīrtha visitation and devotion as efficient means to religious merit and liberation-oriented aims, informing the social history of pilgrimage networks.
Badarī/Badarikāśrama, associated with the Himalayan pilgrimage landscape (often correlated with Badrinath).
Prioritize sincerity and devotion (bhakti) over mere extremity of ritual labor.
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