Varaha Purana 136.123: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 123
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
अतो न रोचते भूमे श्मशानं मे कदाचन ॥ यत्र रुद्रकृतं पापं स्थितं किल भयावहम् ॥
ato na rocate bhūme śmaśānaṁ me kadācana || yatra rudrakṛtaṁ pāpaṁ sthitaṁ kila bhayāvaham
इसलिए मुझे श्मशान कभी पसंद नहीं आता, भूमि। वहाँ रुद्र का किया हुआ पाप है, जो डराना वाली बात है।
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It documents how Purāṇic sources encode ritual-topographical sensitivities—certain spaces are described as ethically and ritually charged, shaping later cultural attitudes to landscapes.
Only the type of place (śmaśāna, cremation-ground) is identified; no specific site-name is provided.
It cautions about association with spaces marked as impure or fear-inducing in the text’s ritual-moral framework.
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