Varaha Purana 97.1: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 1
The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow
॥ अथ रुद्रमाहात्म्यम् ॥ वराह उवाच ॥ अथ रुद्रव्रतोत्पत्तिं शृणु देवि वरानने ॥ येन ज्ञातेन पापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥
|| atha rudramāhātmyam || varāha uvāca || atha rudravratotpattiṃ śṛṇu devi varānane || yena jñātena pāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||
Varāha sprach: Nun, o Göttin mit schönem Antlitz, höre die Entstehung des Rudra-vrata; wer sie erkennt, wird von Sünden befreit — daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Varāha
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It introduces a vrata narrative, a common Purāṇic genre that links ritual observance with moral purification, reflecting lived religious practices and their textual legitimization.
No place-name appears in this opening verse; it functions as a thematic heading and narrative invitation.
The verse encourages attentive learning of a prescribed observance’s origin, presenting knowledge and disciplined practice as means toward moral purification.
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