The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
जप्ताः स्युः पुष्करे तीर्थे प्रयागे सिन्धुसङ्गमे ॥ देवागारे कुरुक्षेत्रे वाराणस्यां विशेषतः
japtāḥ syuḥ puṣkare tīrthe prayāge sindhu-saṅgame || devāgāre kurukṣetre vārāṇasyāṃ viśeṣataḥ
Hendaklah ia dilafazkan sebagai japa di Puṣkara tīrtha, di Prayāga, di saṅgama Sungai Sindhu, di deva-gāra (kuil), di Kurukṣetra, dan khususnya di Vārāṇasī.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
It catalogues a network of prominent pilgrimage centers, useful for reconstructing cultural geography and the circulation of ritual practices in Purāṇic milieus.
Puṣkara (Rajasthan), Prayāga (modern Prayagraj/Allahabad), Sindhu-saṅgama (a confluence associated with the Indus system), Kurukṣetra (Haryana), and Vārāṇasī (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh).
To situate disciplined recitation (japa) within culturally recognized heritage landscapes and temple settings, linking personal practice with communal sacred geography.
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