Varaha Purana 160.76: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 76
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
तस्य सन्दर्शनादन्ये पूताः स्युर्विगतामयाः ॥ श्रुतं यैश्च विदूरस्थैः कृतयात्रं नरं नरैः ॥
tasya sandarśanād anye pūtāḥ syur vigatāmayāḥ || śrutaṃ yaiś ca vidūrasthaiḥ kṛtayātraṃ naraṃ naraiḥ ||
उसे देखने से दूसरे लोग भी साफ हो जाते हैं और बीमारी से मुक्त हो जाते हैं। जो लोग दूर रहते हैं, उन्हे सुनने में आता है कि किसी ने यात्रा की है।
Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)
FAQs
It shows how pilgrimage merit is portrayed as socially transmissible—through encounter (darśana) and even through report (śruti)—reflecting the spread of sacred prestige.
No explicit place-name occurs here; the referent ‘him’ likely links to the pilgrimage actor in the Mathurā context of the chapter.
It emphasizes the perceived communal benefit of pilgrimage: the pilgrim’s journey is framed as purifying not only for oneself but also for others through contact.
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