Varaha Purana 145.73: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 73
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
यत्र स्नाता दिवं यान्ति शुद्धा वाक्कायजैर्मलैः ॥ तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत दशरात्रोषितो नरः ॥
yatra snātā divaṃ yānti śuddhā vākkāyajair malaiḥ || tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta daśarātroṣito naraḥ ||
जहाँ नहा के लोग स्वर्ग जाते हैं, वहाँ पानी से साफ हो जाते हैं। वहाँ कोई आदमी दस दिन रह के नहाना करे।
Varāha
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It documents a ritual regimen (ten-night observance and bathing) typical of Purāṇic tīrtha traditions, useful for reconstructing historical pilgrimage practice.
The verse refers to a tīrtha 'where bathing leads to heavenly merit' but does not name the site in this line.
Purification is framed as moral and embodied discipline, addressing impurities arising from speech and bodily action.
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