Varaha Purana 149.83: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 83
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तारः सर्वतस्तु दिशो दश ॥ तत्र गत्वा वरारोहे ये मां द्रक्ष्यन्ति भक्तितः ॥
triṁśad-yojana-vistāraḥ sarvatas tu diśo daśa || tatra gatvā varārohe ye māṁ drakṣyanti bhaktitaḥ ||
அது முப்பது யோஜனங்கள் பரப்பளவு உடையது; எல்லாப் பக்கங்களிலும் பத்து திசைகளாக விரிந்துள்ளது. ஓ வராரோஹே, அங்கே சென்று பக்தியுடன் என்னைக் காண்பவர்கள்…
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It exemplifies Purāṇic sacred-topographical description, using traditional distance units (yojana) to frame a pilgrimage landscape.
The excerpt points to a pilgrimage locale described by extent; the surrounding verses in this adhyāya indicate the broader Dvārakā/Prabhāsa tīrtha milieu, though this single verse does not name it explicitly.
Devotional orientation (bhakti) and intentional pilgrimage are presented as the appropriate approach to encountering the divine presence described in the narrative.
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