Varaha Purana 149.85: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 85
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
धर्माणां परमो धर्मो द्युतिनां परमा द्युतिः ॥ लाभानां परमो लाभः क्रियाणां परमा क्रिया ॥
dharmāṇāṁ paramo dharmo dyutīnām paramā dyutiḥ || lābhānāṁ paramo lābhaḥ kriyāṇāṁ paramā kriyā ||
Pośród obowiązków, to jest najwyższy obowiązek; pośród blasków, najwyższy blask; pośród zysków, najwyższy zysk; pośród obrzędów i czynów, najwyższy czyn.
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It showcases the Purāṇic technique of ranking practices and ideals, aligning ritual action and ethical duty with a soteriological goal.
No specific place is named here; the verse functions as a generalized superlative praise within the chapter’s pilgrimage narrative.
It promotes an integrated ideal where ethical duty (dharma) and practice (kriyā) are oriented toward what the text presents as the highest good.
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