Varaha Purana 169.33: Adhyaya 169, Shloka 33
The Greatness of Mathurā: The Ardhacandra Sacred Bathing Rite and the Procedure for the Yajñopavīta Observance
एकादश्यां चोपवासी कृतशौचः समाहितः ॥ कालिन्द्यां तु नरः स्नातो मुच्यते योनिसङ्कटात् ॥
ekādaśyāṃ copavāsī kṛtaśaucaḥ samāhitaḥ || kālindyāṃ tu naraḥ snāto mucyate yonisaṅkaṭāt ||
एकादशी को व्रत रखना, साफ हो के शांत रहना। फिर कालिंदी नदी में नहा ले। तो जनम के बंधन से आज़ाद हो जाता है।
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It preserves a tīrtha-oriented ritual program—fasting, purity, and river-bathing—linked to liberation motifs, illustrating how Purāṇas integrate geography with ethical-ritual discipline.
Kālin̄dī is a well-attested ancient name for the Yamunā River, central to North Indian sacred geography.
Cultivation of self-restraint (fasting), cleanliness, and mental composure, paired with a prescribed pilgrimage act (river bathing).
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