Varaha Purana 146.73: Adhyaya 146, Shloka 73
The Greatness of Hṛṣīkeśa at Rurukṣetra: The Origin Narrative of Ruru and the Sacred Site
यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश तदा मां कुरु पावनीम् ॥ मन्नाम्ना क्षेत्रमेतच्च ख्यातं भवतु नान्यथा ॥
yadi prasanno deveśa tadā māṁ kuru pāvanīm || man-nāmnā kṣetram etac ca khyātaṁ bhavatu nānyathā ||
“ഹേ ദേവേശാ, നിങ്ങൾ പ്രസന്നനാകുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ എന്നെ പാവനകരിണിയാക്കണമേ. കൂടാതെ ഈ ക്ഷേത്രം എന്റെ നാമത്താൽ തന്നെ പ്രസിദ്ധമാകട്ടെ— മറ്റെങ്ങനെല്ല.”
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It documents a typical toponymic claim: a tīrtha becomes authoritative through a narrated naming act linked to purification functions.
A kṣetra (sacred site) is designated to be known by the petitioner’s name; the broader episode situates this within the Ruru-kṣetra tradition.
The ethical focus is on purification understood as moral-spiritual rehabilitation, linked to responsible engagement with sacred geography.
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