Varaha Purana 16.37: Adhyaya 16, Shloka 37
The Account of Saramā: Indra’s Restoration after Loss of Sovereignty
य एनं शृणुयान्नित्यं सारमाख्यानमुत्तमम् । स गोमेधस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ॥ १६.३७ ॥
ya enaṃ śṛṇuyān nityaṃ sāram ākhyānam uttamam | sa gomedhasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ || 16.37 ||
य एनं उत्तमं सारमाख्यानं नित्यं शृणुयात्, स मानवो गोमेधयज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति॥
Varāha
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