Varaha Purana 149.80: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 80
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
Uttara Bhāga (traditional division; exact recension may vary) · Kṣetra-māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Pilgrimage Merit)
उच्चश्चैव विशालश्च मनोज्ञश्चैव शीतलः ॥ ये लभन्ते फलं तत्र मम मार्गानुसारिणः ॥
uccaś caiva viśālaś ca manojñaś caiva śītalaḥ || ye labhante phalaṃ tatra mama mārgānusāriṇaḥ ||
uchchashchaiva vishAlashcha manoj~nashchaiva shItalaH || ye labhaMte phalaM tatra mama mArgAnusAriNaH
มันทั้งสูงและกว้าง ทั้งงดงามและให้ความเย็นสบาย ผู้ใดได้ผล ณ ที่นั้น ผู้นั้นเป็นผู้ดำเนินตามมรรคาของเรา
Sandhi Notes
- चैव = च + एव
- उच्चश्च = उच्चः + च
- विशालश्च = विशालः + च
- मनोज्ञश्चैव = मनोज्ञः + च + एव
- मार्गानुसारिणः is a tatpuruṣa compound
Varāha
Curious, seeking guidance on sacred ecology and right conduct
Who truly gains the fruit at that cool, pleasing sacred place, and by what qualification?
Sacred benefit is not merely spatial; it depends on alignment with Bhagavān’s mārga (devotional-ethical orientation).
Approach pilgrimage/heritage sites with Vaiṣṇava discipline—faith, restraint, and right conduct—rather than tourism alone.
Affirms the qualities of a sacred place/feature (high, broad, pleasing, cool) and links its फल to ‘my path’ (mama-mārga).
Only those who follow Varāha’s (Vaiṣṇava) path obtain the fruit associated with that sacred, cool, expansive site.
Following the prescribed mārga yields फल; deviation implies exclusion from the promised benefit (explicitly restricted to mārga-anusārin).
Implicit Vaiṣṇava ‘path’ language.
Varāha Purāṇa 149.89 (para-siddhi for such persons)
FAQs
It provides a descriptive ecological portrait of a sacred tree, showing how sensory qualities (coolness, pleasing form) are woven into heritage narratives.
The verse references ‘there’ within the same sacred field; no distinct new toponym appears here.
Belonging to the ‘path’ (mārga) is presented as the qualifying condition for receiving the fruit/benefit.
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