Varaha Purana 144.166: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 166
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
शालग्रामस्वरूपेण मया यत्र स्थितं स्वयम् ॥ स्वभक्तानां विशेषेण परमानन्ददायकम् ॥
śālagrāmasvarūpeṇa mayā yatra sthitaṃ svayam || svabhaktānāṃ viśeṣeṇa paramānandadāyakam ||
ഞാൻ സ്വയം ശാലഗ്രാമസ്വരൂപമായി എവിടെ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നുവോ, ആ സ്ഥലം പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് എന്റെ ഭക്തർക്കു പരമാനന്ദം നൽകുന്നതാണ്.
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It documents the concept of divine presence localized in a specific form (Śālagrāma), a key feature of Purāṇic sacred material culture and pilgrimage networks.
The verse points to a Śālagrāma-associated kṣetra; the excerpt does not specify coordinates, but indicates a recognized pilgrimage locus tied to Śālagrāma tradition.
It privileges disciplined devotion (bhakti) as an inner orientation, presenting ‘joy’ as the fruit of sustained devotional practice rather than coercive obligation.
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