Varaha Purana 167.4: Adhyaya 167, Shloka 4
The Glory of the Viśrānti Tīrtha and the Account of a Rākṣasa’s Liberation
पुण्यतीर्थं समासाद्य न च स्नानं करोति सः ॥ वेदवेदाङ्गरहितः परदाररतः सदा ॥
puṇyatīrthaṃ samāsādya na ca snānaṃ karoti saḥ || vedavedāṅgarahitaḥ paradārarataḥ sadā ||
„Obwohl er eine verdienstvolle Tīrtha-Stätte erreichte, vollzog er nicht das vorgeschriebene rituelle Bad. Er war ohne Veda und Vedāṅga und hing stets der Frau eines anderen an.“
Varāha
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It reflects a normative linkage between pilgrimage culture, learning traditions (Veda/vedāṅga), and social conduct in Purāṇic moral storytelling.
A ‘puṇya-tīrtha’ is mentioned generically here; no specific site-name is given in this verse.
Neglect of customary observances and learning, coupled with sexual misconduct, is presented as a composite pattern of ethical failure.
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