Varaha Purana 116.38: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 38
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
यस्येदं विदितं सर्वं ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ अकामो वा सकामो वा मम क्षेत्रे वसुंधरे ॥
yasyedaṃ viditaṃ sarvaṃ tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim | akāmo vā sakāmo vā mama kṣetre vasuṃdhare ||
ಇದೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ತಿಳಿದವನಿಗೆ ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸುಖವೇನು? ಓ ವಸುಂಧರೇ, ನನ್ನ ಪುಣ್ಯಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನು ನಿಷ್ಕಾಮನಾಗಲಿ ಸಕಾಮನಾಗಲಿ—ಇದು ಅನ್ವಯಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
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It illustrates a Purāṇic strategy of linking knowledge and practice to a ‘kṣetra’ framework, a key feature in the development of sacred geography and pilgrimage culture.
No specific place-name is given; the term “mama kṣetre” indicates a sacred jurisdiction associated with the speaking deity (Varāha).
Valuing comprehensive understanding is presented as a source of well-being; the verse also frames practice within a sacred-domain context.
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