Having enjoyed the virtues imparted by their teachers, seekers remain steadfast upon the path of divine action. Within that sacred field, O noble one, lies my supreme secret—a mystery hidden from ordinary eyes. There, one who desires fulfillment should bathe, observing the five prescribed times, purifying body and mind. When a person departs from life in that place, having followed this path, he becomes one who has truly fulfilled his purpose. Among these sacred sites, Bhṛgukuṇḍa stands renowned; here too, my supreme secret resides. In this holy spot, one should bathe, faithfully following my path. High above, where Dhruva stands upon the summit of Meru, amidst rocky heights, there also—if a devotee departs from life, remaining steadfast in action—they attain fulfillment. Maṇikuṇḍa is another place of renown, and within it lies my supreme secret, deep and subtle, O blessed one, difficult even for the gods to attain. There, a man should bathe, observing the five prescribed times. If he departs from life there, having remained upon my path, he attains the highest purpose. A most secret place exists on the eastern side of my field, O beautiful one. Bathing there, one attains my world. Five krośas to the west of my sacred field lies a place, golden in appearance and deep as an emerald, which I myself have fashioned. There, performing arduous deeds and established in the self of the five elements, the devotee attains Indra’s realm, O fair-hipped one, and rejoices among the gods. Yet, abandoning even Indra’s realm, he ultimately attains my own world. O wide-eyed one, such a devotee dwells upon my mountain, Maṇipūra. When his sins are washed away, O lovely-hipped one, the purifying stream descends to earth. Only the pure enter—one whose sins are cleansed does not enter; only the pure man enters. There, O goddess, I reside, established in the western direction, and by my power, fruits arise at all times. A devotee—a pure Bhāgavata, devoted to my prescribed actions—having gone there at sunrise, O beautiful one, should approach with single-mindedness and abundant resolve. Within five nights, he obtains the fruit on that mountain of mine. Then again, Nārāyaṇa was addressed by her, full of humility: “You ought now to declare the etymology of this name.” Śrī Varāha replied, “In the Dvāpara age, O beautiful one, where I shall abide, the immortals—Brahmā and others—and many mantra-knowers, as well as Nārada, Asita, and Devala, named me there. Upon the mountain Maṇipūra, they gave me that name. O auspicious one, thus I have told you the etymology.” “O goddess, thus I have described the greatness of this praised mountain. These are my secret matters, O Earth, spoken of that mountain of beings. O auspicious one, thus I have told you the foundation of all dharmas.” Thus ends the one hundred and forty-eighth chapter, named ‘The Greatness of the Praised Lord,’ in the holy Varāha Purāṇa, the scripture of the Blessed One. Now begins the greatness of Dvārakā: Having heard the greatness of the praised Lord, those devoted to dharma...