Varaha Purana 137.166: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 166
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
यमलोकं न गच्छेत्तु तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः ॥ एतत्ते कथितं भद्रे स्नानस्य मरणस्य च ॥
yamalokaṃ na gacchet tu tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ || etat te kathitaṃ bhadre snānasya maraṇasya ca
इस तीर्थ की ताकत से लोग यमराज के पास नहीं जाते। बहन, यह बात मैंने तुम्हे बता दी, नहाने का फायदा भी और वहाँ मरने का भी।
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It documents a widespread Purāṇic claim about sacred geography: certain tīrthas are portrayed as altering post-mortem trajectories, a feature relevant to the history of pilgrimage and funerary imaginaries.
The specific tīrtha is not named in this fragment; it is referenced as ‘asya tīrthasya’ (this tīrtha), requiring chapter context for identification.
It presents a moral-causal framework where ritual engagement with a sacred site is linked to consequences after death, encouraging disciplined conduct around tīrtha practice.
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