Varaha Purana 144.39: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 39
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
गण्डक्यपि पुरा दृष्ट्वा शंखचक्रगदाधरम् ॥ दण्डवत्प्रणता भूत्वा ततः स्तोतुं प्रचक्रमे ॥
gaṇḍaky api purā dṛṣṭvā śaṅkhacakragadādharam || daṇḍavatpraṇatā bhūtvā tataḥ stotuṁ pracakrame ||
అప్పుడు గండకీ శంఖచక్రగదాధారుడైన ప్రభువును దర్శించి దండవత్ ప్రణామం చేసి, ఆ తరువాత ఆయనను స్తుతించుట ప్రారంభించింది.
Narrative voice (default: Varāha framework)
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It documents standardized Vaiṣṇava iconographic identifiers and a classical bodily ritual (full prostration), useful for connecting text, art history, and practice.
No explicit toponym appears; the verse is part of the Revā-khaṇḍa narrative cycle associated with riverine sacred geography.
Respectful approach—expressed through humility and praise—is framed as the proper ethical posture in a dialogue with a higher moral authority.
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