Varaha Purana 145.9: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 9
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
मत्तेजसा ताडिताक्षः शनैरुन्मील्य लोचने ॥ यावत्पश्यति मां तत्र स्तुवन्स तपसान्वितः ॥
mat-tejasā tāḍitākṣaḥ śanair unmīlya locane || yāvat paśyati māṃ tatra stuvan sa tapasānvitaḥ ||
എന്റെ തേജസ്സാൽ ബാധിതമായ അവന്റെ കണ്ണുകൾ അവൻ പതുക്കെ തുറന്നു; അവിടെ എത്രനേരം എന്നെ കണ്ടുനിന്നുവോ അത്രനേരം തപസ്സോടെ സ്തുതിച്ചു കൊണ്ടിരുന്നു।
Varāha
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It presents a classic literary trope: extraordinary radiance affects perception, dramatizing the boundary between ordinary sight and heightened encounter.
No additional location is named; the verse continues the scene at the same sacred spot in Śālagrāma-kṣetra.
It underscores patience and steadiness—slowly adjusting perception and sustaining disciplined attention.
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