Varaha Purana 147.55: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 55
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि मम लोके महीयते॥ पतनं च न विद्येत पठमानो दिने दिने॥
tāvad varṣasahasrāṇi mama loke mahīyate || patanaṃ ca na vidyeta paṭhamāno dine dine ||
అంతటి వేల సంవత్సరాలు అతడు నా లోకంలో గౌరవింపబడును; మరియు ప్రతిదినం పఠించువానికి ఎప్పటికీ పతనం ఉండదు.
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