Varaha Purana 162.6 — Adhyaya 162, Shloka 6
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
गच्छेत्स सर्वकालं तु शालिग्रामे वसुन्धरे ॥ स तेन सह सङ्गत्य कान्यकुब्जनिवासिना
gacchetsa sarvakālaṃ tu śāligrāme vasundhare || sa tena saha saṅgatya kānyakubjanivāsinā
ఓ వసుంధరా! అతడు ఎల్లకాలమూ శాలిగ్రామానికి వెళ్లుచుండెను. మరియు కాన్యకుబ్జనివాసియైన అతనితో కలసి, అతనితో సాంగత్యం చేసెను.
Varāha (default narrative voice; addressing Pṛthivī as Vasundharā)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Direct address to Earth as ‘Vasundharā’ within the narration (vocative), but no physical interaction described."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Śālagrāma","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Regular, repeated pilgrimage/visitation to Śālagrāma and association with fellow pilgrims (here, a Kānyakubja resident) is upheld as meritorious devotional practice.","karmic_consequence":"Constancy in tīrtha-visitation and good company strengthens puṇya and devotion; fickleness and bad association reduce spiritual gain (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"niṣṭhā","core_concept":"Spiritual life is sustained by repetition (nitya-gamana) and wholesome companionship (sat-saṅga) oriented to the sacred.","practical_application":"Make devotion regular—return to sacred practices consistently and cultivate friendships that reinforce dharma."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: tīrtha and ancient city/region reference
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 162 (address to Vasundharā within the Śālagrāma/Kalpagrāma account)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The narrator (Varāha) addresses Earth while describing a pilgrim repeatedly going to Śālagrāma and meeting a companion from Kānyakubja.","item_prompts":["subtle presence of Varāha as narrator (optional, off-scene)","Earth personified as listening (optional)","two pilgrims greeting/embracing","riverbank with sacred stones","travel route motifs (path, milestones)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: two pilgrims meeting at a river ghāṭa; optional side-panel with Bhūdevī listening; rich greens and rhythmic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: meeting scene with gold accents on sacred aura; optional small medallion of Bhūdevī; architectural framing of ghāṭa.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle narrative tableau, fine detailing of garments and river steps; understated divine presence implied.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: long winding path to river, two figures meeting; optional Bhūdevī as a small celestial listener in the sky; crisp landscape."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative-devotional","suggested_raga":"Kāpi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"conversational yet reverent"}
FAQs
It preserves a dialogue marker (Vasundharā) and links tīrtha travel with named cultural regions such as Kānyakubja.
Śālagrāma and Kānyakubja are explicitly referenced; Kānyakubja is widely identified with Kannauj in scholarly geography.
The verse emphasizes sustained engagement with sacred places and the social dimension of pilgrimage (association with others).
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