Varaha Purana 145.5: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 5
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
ततो दृष्ट्वा महासालं परिश्रान्तो महामुनिः ॥ विश्रामं कुरुते तत्र द्रष्टुकामोऽथ मां मुनिः ॥
tato dṛṣṭvā mahā-sālaṃ pariśrānto mahā-muniḥ || viśrāmaṃ kurute tatra draṣṭu-kāmo 'tha māṃ muniḥ ||
ततो दृष्ट्वा महासालं परिश्रान्तो महामुनिः । विश्रामं कुरुते तत्र द्रष्टुकामोऽथ मां मुनिः ॥
Varāha
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern: the sacred site becomes a threshold where disciplined practice culminates in a sought encounter (darśana) with the teacher-figure.
The immediate locus is ‘there’ by the mahā-sāla within the Śālagrāma-kṣetra narrative setting.
It normalizes rest within ascetic discipline—care of the body as part of sustained practice—without diminishing the larger pursuit.
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