Varaha Purana 162.65: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 65
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
दुःखेन पीडितः क्षीणो मर्त्तुकामो द्विजोत्तमः ॥ गङ्गातीरात्समुत्तिष्ठन्दिशः सर्वा विलोकयन् ॥
duḥkhena pīḍitaḥ kṣīṇo marttukāmo dvijottamaḥ || gaṅgā-tīrāt samuttiṣṭhan diśaḥ sarvā vilokayan ||
दुख से दब के वो ब्राह्मण कमज़ोर हो गया था। उसको मरने का मन था। वो गंगा के किनारे से उठा और चारों तरफ देखने लगा।
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The Gaṅgā-tīra setting is a recurrent cultural marker in Purāṇic literature, associating moral crisis, purification themes, and pilgrimage landscapes.
The Gaṅgā (Ganges) is explicitly named; ‘tīra’ indicates the riverbank/ford area rather than a single city.
The verse depicts the extremity of despair; its ethical dimension is cautionary, situating suffering within a broader narrative that typically redirects toward counsel, restraint, or pilgrimage.
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