Varaha Purana 164.38: Adhyaya 164, Shloka 38
The Efficacy of Circumambulating Annakūṭa
Govardhana
पितॄणां मुक्तिदं तेषां य एवṃ कुरुते नरः ॥ सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति ॥
pitṝṇāṃ muktidaṃ teṣāṃ ya evaṃ kurute naraḥ || sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ paraṃ brahmādhigacchati ||
जो कोई ऐसा करता है, उसके पितर मुक्त हो जाते हैं। और वो खुद भी सारे पाप से आज़ाद हो के ब्रह्मा को पा जाता है।
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It illustrates the Purāṇic linkage between social-ritual duties (ancestor offerings) and soteriological goals (mokṣa), a key feature of medieval Hindu textual culture.
No new site-name is introduced here; it continues the Govardhana pilgrimage framework established in the surrounding verses.
Fulfill intergenerational responsibility (care for ancestors) while pursuing personal moral purification and philosophical liberation.
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