Varaha Purana 6.40: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 40
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
यश्चैतत् पुण्डरीकाक्षपारगं शृणुयात् परम् । तस्य पुष्करयात्रायां विधिस्नानफलं भवेत् ॥ ६.४० ॥
yaś caitat puṇḍarīkākṣa-pāragaṃ śṛṇuyāt param | tasya puṣkara-yātrāyāṃ vidhi-snāna-phalaṃ bhavet || 6.40 ||
Dan sesiapa yang mendengar dengan penuh hormat kisah agung ini tentang Puṇḍarīkākṣa, baginya—ketika menunaikan ziarah ke Puṣkara—akan terhasil pahala yang setara dengan buah mandi suci menurut tatacara yang ditetapkan.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic strategy of sacralizing pilgrimage landscapes (tīrthas) by correlating physical rites (ritual bathing) with textual practices (listening/recitation), indicating how manuscript culture and travel-based devotion coexisted in early medieval religious life.
Puṣkara, a prominent tīrtha traditionally associated with the Puṣkara lake region near modern Ajmer in Rajasthan (India), widely discussed in Sanskrit pilgrimage literature.
The verse promotes attentive listening and engagement with authoritative teachings as a culturally valued practice, presenting it as ethically and socially meaningful—comparable in merit to performing a prescribed ritual act during a pilgrimage.
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