Varaha Purana 137.130: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 130
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
ममापराधान्मुक्तश्च ब्राह्मणानां पतिस्तथा ॥ एवमेव महाभागे सोमतीर्थे कृतोदकः
mamāparādhān muktaś ca brāhmaṇānāṃ patis tathā || evam eva mahābhāge somatīrthe kṛtodakaḥ
वो मेरे से गलती करके छूट गया। फिर वो ब्राह्मण लोगों का मैन बन गया। ऐसे ही सोमतीर्थ में उसने पानी से स्नान किया।
Varāha (default instructor voice in dialogue)
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It links social-ethical status (brāhmaṇa leadership) with narratives of offense and remediation, illustrating how tīrtha traditions encode moral repair within place-based memory.
Somatīrtha is explicitly named; it functions as a pilgrimage-place within the text’s sacred geography, though precise modern identification varies by regional tradition and requires manuscript-collation and local toponym study.
It presents accountability for offense (aparādha) and the possibility of restoration through disciplined, culturally recognized practices.
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