Varaha Purana 176.12: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 12
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
यावत्स्नानं स कुरुते पतते राशिमात्रकः ॥ स्नाने कृते नश्यति च सुरूपश्चाभिजायते ॥
yāvatsnānaṃ sa kurute patate rāśimātrakaḥ || snāne kṛte naśyati ca surūpaścābhijāyate
जब तक वो नहाता रहा, कीड़े भी गिरते रहे। जब नहान खत्म हुआ, कीड़े गायब हो गए और वो अच्छा दिखता बन गया।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha → Pṛthivī)
FAQs
It captures a key Purāṇic theme: tīrtha efficacy expressed through observable bodily change, a narrative strategy that reinforces the cultural logic of pilgrimage and ritual bathing.
Not explicit in this verse; the wider passage associates the bathing with Kāliñjara/Trigarteśvara.
The passage emphasizes purification through disciplined action—an image of renewal that can be read as moral and ritual cleansing.
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