Varaha Purana 158.35: Adhyaya 158, Shloka 35
The Manifestation and Sanctifying Power of the Mathurā Tīrtha
धौतवस्त्रस्तु सुस्नातो मौनव्रतपरायणः ॥ प्रदक्षिणं तु कुर्वीत सर्वपातक नाशनम् ॥
dhautavastras tu susnāto maunavrataparāyaṇaḥ | pradakṣiṇaṃ tu kurvīta sarvapātaka-nāśanam ||
साफ कपड़े पहनो और अच्छे से नहा लो। चुप रहो, बात मत करो। फिर मंदिर के चारों तरफ प्रदक्षिणा करो। यह सब पाप मिटा देता है।
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It documents a standardized ritual sequence—clean clothing, bathing, silence, and circumambulation—typical of medieval Sanskrit pilgrimage manuals and Purāṇic māhātmya literature.
The implied setting remains Mathurā, a key sacred landscape in North Indian tradition and in Purāṇic mapping of tīrthas.
The instruction emphasizes bodily cleanliness and speech-restraint (mauna) as ethical disciplines that accompany ritual performance.
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