Varaha Purana 149.94: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 94
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
वारुणं लोकमुत्सृज्य मम लोके महीयते ॥ तत्राश्चर्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि हंसकुण्डे यशस्विनि ॥
vāruṇaṃ lokam utsṛjya mama loke mahīyate || tatrāścaryaṃ pravakṣyāmi haṃsakuṇḍe yaśasvini
వరుణలోకాన్ని విడిచి అతడు నా లోకంలో మహిమింపబడతాడు. ఓ యశస్వినీ, హంసకుండంలో ఉన్న ఆశ్చర్యాన్ని నేను వివరిస్తాను.
Varāha (Viṣṇu)
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It exemplifies tīrtha-māhātmya discourse: a textually preserved sacred-geographic tradition where sites are linked with posthumous cosmological outcomes.
Haṃsakuṇḍa is named as the locus of the forthcoming description; its exact modern identification varies by regional tīrtha traditions and requires manuscript/locale correlation.
The verse underscores the value of engaging with sacred places and teachings as part of a merit-oriented life, framed without coercion as a narrative promise of outcomes.
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