Varaha Purana 147.13: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 13
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
ईश्वरोऽपि ततः प्राप्तः शीघ्रमेव हिमालयम्॥ एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवि गृह्य पुष्पकरण्डकम्॥
īśvaro 'pi tataḥ prāptaḥ śīghram eva himālayam || etasminn antare devi gṛhya puṣpakaraṇḍakam ||
پھر ایشور بھی نہایت جلد ہمالیہ پہنچ گیا۔ اسی دوران، اے دیوی، پھولوں کی ٹوکری اٹھا کر (… )۔
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
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Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Geography","Sacred Landscapes","Narrative Transition"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: sacred mountain range
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 147.15–18 (arrival of Aurva; destruction of āśrama; curse sequence)
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FAQs
It demonstrates how Purāṇic texts situate divine and ascetic narratives within recognizable macro-geographies like the Himalaya, reinforcing cultural memory of landscapes.
Himālaya (the Himalayan range), a major geographic and cultural reference point in Sanskrit literature.
The verse is primarily transitional; ethically it implies purposeful movement and ritual readiness (symbolized by the flower-basket) rather than a direct moral injunction.
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