Varaha Purana 145.52: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 52
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
यस्तत्र कुरुते स्नानं चतुरात्रोषितो नरः ॥ अग्निष्टोमात्पञ्चगुणं फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ॥
yastatra kurute snānaṃ caturātroṣito naraḥ || agniṣṭomāt pañcaguṇaṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ ||
Sesiapa yang tinggal di sana selama empat malam lalu melakukan snāna (mandi suci), dia memperoleh pahala lima kali ganda daripada hasil korban suci Agniṣṭoma.
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
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It illustrates Purāṇic revaluation of ritual economy, where pilgrimage and bathing at a site can be presented as comparable to (or exceeding) Vedic sacrificial results.
The location is the previously named Agniprabha kṣetra; the passage does not specify a broader regional identifier.
It encourages disciplined observance (a defined stay and practice) rather than casual consumption of sacred spaces.
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