Varaha Purana 170.87: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 87
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
नासौ यमपुरं याति विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति॥ एवं मया श्रुतं तस्य सङ्गमस्य महाफलम्॥
nāsau yamapuraṃ yāti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati॥ evaṃ mayā śrutaṃ tasya saṅgamasya mahāphalam॥
അവൻ യമപുരത്തിലേക്കു പോകുന്നില്ല; പകരം വിഷ്ണുലോകത്തിലേക്കു പോകുന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ ആ സംഗമത്തിന്റെ മഹാഫലം ഞാൻ ശ്രവിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്।
Śabara
FAQs
It preserves a standard Purāṇic cosmological contrast—punitive vs. auspicious destinations—used to articulate the perceived value of tīrtha practice within Vaishnava-leaning narrative frames.
The verse refers to a specific “Saṅgama” (confluence) discussed in the surrounding passage; it is not newly named here.
It promotes a moral logic of consequence: actions associated with vowed observance and tīrtha engagement are presented as leading toward preferable outcomes.
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