Varaha Purana 152.57: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 57
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
तत्र स्नातो नरो देवि ऋषिलोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम लोके महीयते ॥
tatra snāto naro devi ṛṣilokaṃ prapadyate || athātra muñcate prāṇān mama loke mahīyate ||
Wer dort badet, o Göttin, erreicht die Welt der ṛṣis. Und wenn er dort seinen Lebenshauch hingibt, wird er in meiner Welt geehrt.
Varāha
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It provides evidence for layered afterlife destinations (ṛṣiloka vs. the speaker’s loka) in Purāṇic cosmography, tied to specific pilgrimage actions.
The verse refers to Ṛṣi-tīrtha (from the preceding verse) as the operative site, without additional naming in this line itself.
It underscores the value placed on ritual purity practices and on aligning one’s life course with revered exemplars (the sages).
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