Varaha Purana 147.49: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 49
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
श्रूयते सुमहान्छब्दः स्वयमेतन्न संशयः ॥ एवं गोस्थलके पुण्ये महाभागवतः शुचिः ॥
śrūyate sumahān chabdaḥ svayam etan na saṃśayaḥ || evaṃ gosthalake puṇye mahābhāgavataḥ śuciḥ ||
ได้ยินเสียงอันยิ่งใหญ่มาก ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นเองโดยแท้—ปราศจากข้อสงสัย ดังนี้ ในโกสถลกะอันเป็นบุญ ผู้ศรัทธาผู้บริสุทธิ์และมีวาสนายิ่ง [ย่อมประพฤติตามนั้น]
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The verse offers an example of how sensory phenomena (sound) are used to authenticate sacred places and to frame devotional identity within a landscape.
Gosthalaka is explicitly named as the sacred locale; further identification requires cross-textual comparison and regional tradition.
Purity and disciplined conduct are presented as appropriate responses to a culturally significant site and its calendrical observances.
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