Varaha Purana 176.52: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 52
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
आगतोऽहं यदारभ्य मथुरायां ततो गुरो ॥ भगिन्या सह संयोगे जातोऽयं कुलनाशकः ॥
āgato'haṃ yadārabhya mathurāyāṃ tato guro | bhaginyā saha saṃyoge jāto'yaṃ kulanāśakaḥ ||
गुरुजी, जब से मैं मथुरा आया तब से यह सब शुरू हुआ। वहाँ मैंने अपनी बहन के साथ गलत काम किया। उससे यह पाप पैदा हुआ जो पूरे खानदान को खत्म कर देता है।
Supplicant/confessor (speaker not named in excerpt)
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It reflects lineage-centered social ethics common in Dharma and Purāṇic literature, where kinship violations are framed as threats to kula (lineage/community continuity).
Mathurā is explicitly named; it is a major North Indian sacred-urban center strongly associated with Kṛṣṇa traditions.
The verse highlights the perceived gravity of prohibited kinship unions and their social consequences within the narrative’s moral logic.
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