Varaha Purana 145.39: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 39
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
तदेतद्विद्धि वसुधे समन्ताद्योजनत्रयम् ॥ तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ॥
tadetadviddhi vasudhe samantādyojanatrayam || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta trirātropoṣito naraḥ ||
वसुधे, एतद्विद्धि—समन्ताद्योजनत्रयपर्यन्तं विस्तृतम्। त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरस्तत्र स्नानं कुर्यात्॥
Varāha
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It combines cartographic quantification (yojana) with ritual regimen (trirātra fast), illustrating how Purāṇic texts structure both space and practice.
The verse defines the spatial extent of the kṣetra as three yojanas in all directions, functioning as a boundary description.
Self-restraint through fasting is presented as preparatory discipline for engaging a sacred site.
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