Varaha Purana 174.57: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 57
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
सङ्गमे च पुनः स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा तु वामनम् ॥ कलशं विधिना दत्त्वा तस्य पुण्यफलṃ शृणु ॥
saṅgame ca punaḥ snātvā pūjayitvā tu vāmanam | kalaśaṁ vidhinā dattvā tasya puṇya-phalaṁ śṛṇu ||
फिर संगम पे जाकर नहा लो। वहाँ वामन भगवान की पूजा करो। विधि के हिसाब से कलश दान करो। अब उसका पुण्य फल सुनो।
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It preserves a standard Purāṇic ritual sequence—snāna at a saṅgama, deity worship, and regulated gifting—useful for comparing pilgrimage liturgies across Purāṇas.
Only a generic 'saṅgama' (river confluence) is mentioned; the verse does not specify a named confluence.
To perform acts of purification and generosity with procedural care (vidhi), linking personal discipline to communal gifting.
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