Varaha Purana 138.8: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 8
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
अन्येन कर्मणा चैव जपयज्ञादिना अथवा ॥ कां गतिं प्रतिपद्यन्ते ये शुद्धमनसो जनाः।
anyena karmaṇā caiva japayajñādinā athavā || kāṃ gatiṃ pratipadyante ye śuddhamanaso janāḥ
और दूसरे काम भी हैं जैसे जाप करना या हवन करना। जिन लोगों का दिल साफ होता है, वो कहाँ जाते हैं? उनका क्या होता है आगे?
Pṛthivī (default inquirer framework)
FAQs
It shows how Purāṇic instruction integrates multiple practice-types (ritual, recitation, general karma) under a single inquiry about gati.
No place-name occurs in this verse; it is a general doctrinal question within the chapter’s kṣetra-focused discourse.
It emphasizes inner purification (śuddhamanas) as a key criterion when evaluating actions and their long-term consequences.
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