Varaha Purana 145.11: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 11
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
स्तोत्रैः सम्पूज्यमानो हि गतोऽहं पश्चिमां दिशम् ।। ततः पश्चिमपार्श्वे तु स्थितस्तत्रैव माधवि ।।
stotrair sampūjyamāno hi gato’haṃ paścimāṃ diśam || tataḥ paścimapārśve tu sthitas tatraiva mādhavi ||
സ്തോത്രങ്ങളാൽ യഥാവിധി പൂജിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഞാൻ പടിഞ്ഞാറുദിശയിലേക്ക് പോയി; തുടർന്ന്, ഹേ മാധവീ, പടിഞ്ഞാറേ പാർശ്വത്തിൽ അവിടെയേ നിലകൊണ്ടു।
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative style where sacred space is organized by cardinal directions, aligning devotional acts (stotra) with cosmological movement.
No specific toponym is named; the verse identifies the ‘western direction’ as a ritual-cosmographic locus rather than a mapped site.
The passage foregrounds respectful speech and praise as culturally valued modes of approaching an authoritative teacher-figure in the text.
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