Varaha Purana 174.48: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 48
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
ब्राह्मण उवाच ॥ ये धर्मविमुखा मूढा दयादानविवर्जिताः ॥ तेषां गतिर्भवेदेका मथुरायान्तु सङ्गमे ॥
brāhmaṇa uvāca || ye dharmavimukhā mūḍhā dayādānavivarjitāḥ || teṣāṃ gatir bhaved ekā mathurāyāntu saṅgame ||
ब्राह्मण ने कहा, वो लोग जो धरम से दूर भागते हैं, वो पागल हैं। इनके अंदर दया भी नहीं और दान देने का भी शौक नहीं। ऐसे लोगों के लिए एक ही रास्ता है, मथुरा जाके स्नान करो।
Brāhmaṇa
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It illustrates how Purāṇic literature links ethical deficits (lack of dayā and dāna) with remedial practices centered on tīrthas, integrating moral instruction with pilgrimage culture.
Mathurā, specifically a ‘saṅgama’ (confluence), presented as a ritually significant site.
Compassion and charitable giving are treated as core virtues; their absence is corrected through prescribed tīrtha-oriented observance.
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