Varaha Purana 154.16: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 16
The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites
Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas
यस्मिन् स्नातो नरो याति सूर्यलोकं न संशयः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥
yasmin snāto naro yāti sūryalokaṁ na saṁśayaḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇān mama lokaṁ sa gacchati ||
Wer dort badet, gelangt in die Welt der Sonne—ohne Zweifel. Und wenn er hier seine Lebenshauche aufgibt, geht er in meine Welt.
Varāha
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It preserves a layered cosmology of destinations (Sūryaloka, 'my world') tied to ritual action at a site, reflecting Purāṇic geotheology.
The verse refers to an implied tīrtha (“in which”), likely continuing a previously named site in the surrounding text.
The instruction is framed as ritual purification and disciplined end-of-life orientation, rather than coercive doctrine.
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