Varaha Purana 156.15: Adhyaya 156, Shloka 15
The Manifest Sacred Landscape of Mathurā: Merits of Vatsakrīḍanaka, Bhāṇḍīraka, Vṛndāvana, Keśītīrtha, and the Sūrya-Tīrthas
आदित्यानां वचः श्रुत्वा क्रीडां कृत्वा वसुन्धरे ॥ स्नानमात्रेण तत्रैव मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः ॥
ādityānāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā krīḍāṃ kṛtvā vasundhare || snāna-mātreṇa tatraiva mucyate sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ ||
हे धरती, आदित्य लोगों की बात सुन के कालिया वहाँ खेलता रहा। वहाँ सिर्फ नहाने से इंसान के सारे पाप धुल जाते हैं।
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It exemplifies the tīrtha-māhātmya genre’s emphasis on accessible purification through place-based ritual, a key feature of pilgrimage culture in medieval Sanskrit traditions.
The location is the same tīrtha under discussion in Adhyāya 156 (a Sun/Āditya-associated ford on the Yamunā sacred landscape).
The text promotes moral cleansing through disciplined engagement with culturally protected sites, implying responsibility toward maintaining the sanctity of shared natural resources (river waters).
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