Varaha Purana 140.55: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 55
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
विद्वाञ्छुचिश्च जायेत ममकामर्नुसारकः॥ तत्राथ मुञ्चते प्राणान्गुह्ये देवि परे मम॥
vidvāñ chuciś ca jāyeta mamakāmarnusārakaḥ || tatrātha muñcate prāṇān guhye devi pare mama
เขาย่อมเป็นผู้รู้และผุดผ่อง ดำเนินตามพระประสงค์ของเรา แล้วต่อมา โอ้เทวี ณ สถานที่ลี้ลับอันเป็นที่รักยิ่งของเรา เขาย่อมละลมหายใจที่นั่น
Varāha
FAQs
It shows the dialogic framing (address to 'Devī') and links moral-educational ideals (learning, purity) to sacred geography, a hallmark of Purāṇic instruction.
A 'guhya' (hidden) site within the Kauśikī tīrtha sequence; the specific name is not repeated in this verse fragment.
Cultivating knowledge and purity, aligned with an articulated moral intention (anusāra), is presented as the core discipline.
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