Varaha Purana 162.61: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 61
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
अपि कीटः पतङ्गो वा जायते स चतुर्भुजः ॥
api kīṭaḥ pataṅgo vā jāyate sa caturbhujaḥ ||
चाहे वो कीड़ा हो या पतंगा, वो चार हाथ वाला बन जाता है। मथुरा में मरने का इतना फ़ायदा है।
Varāha
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It preserves a common Purāṇic trope: extraordinary merit attached to a sacred locale expressed through striking rebirth imagery (caturbhuja).
The location is implicit from the preceding verse: Mathurā.
The passage underscores the theme of upliftment—depicting moral/spiritual elevation as accessible even to the lowest forms of life within the narrative’s sacred geography.
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