Varaha Purana 145.41: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 41
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
वाजपेयफलं भुक्त्वा मम लोकं च गच्छति॥ तत्र विष्णुपदं नाम क्षेत्रं गुह्यं परं मम॥
vājapeyaphalaṃ bhuktvā mama lokaṃ ca gacchati || tatra viṣṇupadaṃ nāma kṣetraṃ guhyaṃ paraṃ mama
വാജപേയയാഗഫലം പ്രാപിച്ച് അവൻ എന്റെ ലോകത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു. അവിടെ ‘വിഷ്ണുപദം’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള ക്ഷേത്രം ഉണ്ട്—എന്റെ പരമവും ഗുഹ്യവും ആയ ക్షേത്രം.
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic strategy: mapping ritual merit (here, Vājapeya) onto sacred geography by associating a named kṣetra with an exalted post-mortem destiny.
The verse names a site called “Viṣṇupada.” Without further internal markers in this excerpt, a precise modern identification remains uncertain and should be cataloged as a toponym requiring cross-textual comparison.
The passage frames disciplined ritual and pilgrimage as culturally valued practices, emphasizing intentional conduct linked to place-based heritage.
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