Varaha Purana 147.26: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 26
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
और्वोऽप्युवाच नोक्तं मे अनृतं तु कदाचन ॥ सुरभीगणमानिय गत्वैतं स्नापयन्तु वै ॥
aurvo ’py uvāca noktaṃ me anṛtaṃ tu kadācana | surabhīgaṇam ānīya gatvaitaṃ snāpayantu vai ||
और्व ने भी कहा कि मैंने कभी झूठ नहीं बोला। सुरभि के सारे गाय ले आओ। फिर वहाँ जाके उसको नहलाओ।
Aurva
FAQs
It documents a ritual prescription framed as authoritative speech, linking purity practices with culturally significant symbols (Surabhī’s cattle) in tīrtha literature.
The verse implies a specific bathing location but does not name it; the tīrtha is named later as Go-niṣkrama.
Truthfulness is asserted as the basis of authority (“I have never spoken falsehood”), and remedy is pursued through a prescribed, non-violent ritual act.
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