Varaha Purana 145.55: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 55
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत सप्त रात्रोषितो नरः ॥ राजा भवति सुश्रोणि सवार्युधकलान्वितः ॥
tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta sapta rātroṣito naraḥ || rājā bhavati suśroṇi savāryudhakalānvitaḥ ||
హే సుశ్రోణీ, అక్కడ ఏడు రాత్రులు నివసించి స్నానం చేసినవాడు, అశ్వసేన, ఆయుధాలు మరియు యుద్ధకళలతో కూడిన రాజు అవుతాడు.
Varāha (default, addressing Pṛthivī as interlocutor)
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It shows how Purāṇic texts connect sacred observance with socio-political ideals (kingship, military capacity), revealing cultural values embedded in pilgrimage narratives.
The verse refers to the same tīrtha context (“there”), without a distinct new place-name in this line.
Discipline over time (a seven-night observance) is foregrounded as a model of committed practice rather than immediate reward.
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