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The Sacred Greatness of Badarikāśrama
Badrinath Region
स्नानं करोति यस्तत्र त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ॥ अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ॥
snānaṁ karoti yastatra trirātropoṣito naraḥ | agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṁ prāpnoti mānavaḥ ||
บุรุษผู้ใดอดอาหารสามราตรีแล้วอาบน้ำ ณ ที่นั้น ย่อมได้รับผลแห่งยัญญะอัคนิษโฏม
Varāha (contextual continuation)
It shows how Purāṇic literature reinterprets Vedic sacrificial prestige by assigning equivalent merit to pilgrimage austerities, a key development in the history of South Asian ritual culture.
The location is the Badarikāśrama region implied by the chapter; the verse itself uses “there” (tatra).
Undertake disciplined practice (fasting and bathing) with integrity, aligning personal conduct with culturally endorsed forms of merit.
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