The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
बलिभिक्षाप्रदातारस्ते मृताः क्रोधवर्जिताः ॥ तीर्थस्नानरता ये च देवास्ते नरमूर्तयः ॥
balibhikṣāpradātāras te mṛtāḥ krodhavarjitāḥ || tīrthasnānaratā ye ca devās te naramūrtayaḥ ||
जो लोग दान देते हैं और भीख माँगने वालों को देते हैं, वो लोग गुस्से को छोड़ के मरते हैं। जो लोग तीर्थों में नहाते रहते हैं, वो लोग भगवान जैसे हैं इंसान की शकल में।
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
It links civic-ritual virtues (giving, non-anger, tīrtha bathing) to ideals of exemplary personhood, reflecting how Purāṇas encode social ethics through ritual vocabulary.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; it refers generally to tīrthas within the Mathurā-focused chapter.
Cultivate generosity, reduce anger, and engage respectfully with heritage-sacred waters and sites.
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