Hear, then, the sacred narration of the greatness of Kokāmukha and Badarikāśrama, as spoken by the Lord to the Earth herself. “My own field named Kokāmukha,” the Lord declares, “spans five yojanas in width, a vast and hallowed land. Listen, O Earth, for I shall reveal to you something further, a secret of profound importance. Kokāmukha shines resplendently, radiant as stone and sandalwood, and is so rare and exalted that even the gods find it difficult to attain. There, those who remember me—especially with the left side of the face raised and the left tusk elevated—are freed from all sin, O Earth. Indeed, if a person visits Kokāmukha even once in the course of their life, they touch the supreme mystery among all mysteries, the highest and greatest secret. Know that neither by the path of Sāṃkhya nor by Yoga alone does one reach the highest perfection found here. Thus, O most fortunate one, I have revealed to you the best of what you asked. Whoever recounts the supreme glory of Kokāmukha, whether they die there or are born in that place, is assured birth in a pure and devoted family. And if a person listens to this account daily, rising early with devotion, or recites this sacred narration of Kokāmukha each day, they are greatly blessed. So concludes the one hundred fortieth chapter of the divine Śrī Varāha Purāṇa, titled ‘The Description of the Greatness of Kokāmukha.’ Now, O listener, hear of the glory of Badarikāśrama, nestled on the slopes of the Himalaya. Listen well to this most secret teaching. No mortal, even by performing the most arduous deeds, can easily attain this place. My own field lies upon the icy mountain’s rocky heights, exceedingly rare and precious. Upon those stony heights is the renowned Brahmakuṇḍa. If a man, having fasted for three nights, bathes in these waters, or if, steadfast in his vows and self-controlled, he gives up his breath there, he attains great merit. Within this field is the supreme place called Agnisatya. Again, if a man, after fasting for three nights, bathes there, he is blessed. In Badarī itself, my hermitage is celebrated as Indraloka. From the mountain peaks, a mighty stream descends, purifying all who approach. If a man fasts for one night and bathes in these holy waters, he is sanctified. There within Badarī is a sacred place known as Pañcaśikha, where five streams flow in unison. Whoever bathes there at these five streams, or departs from this life after performing the most difficult deeds, is greatly purified. In this field is the place called Catuḥsrota, the meeting of four streams. If a man, after fasting for one night, bathes there, and then, having completed a most arduous act, gives up his life-breath, he attains the blessed state. This field is further known as Vedadhara, the support of the Vedas. Upon the Himalayan slopes are peaks even greater than the famed four-peaked mountain. Whoever bathes there, having observed a fast for four nights, and then gives up his life established in my path of action, surpasses even the world of the gods and attains my own supreme realm. In this highest field is the sacred Pool of the Twelve Suns. There, at the mountain peak, beneath a great tree upon a stone surface, whoever bathes on any twelfth lunar day, and then, devoted to my action, gives up his life, is blessed beyond measure. This supreme field is renowned as Lokapala, the realm of the guardians of the worlds. Thus is revealed the sanctity and supreme merit of Kokāmukha and Badarikāśrama, radiant fields of the Lord, where devotion and purity lead to the highest perfection and union with the divine.