Varaha Purana 176.53: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 53
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
त्वया निर्मलदृष्ट्या च वीक्षितोऽहं पुरा मुने ॥ कृमयो मम गात्रात्तु निर्गच्छन्तो हि नित्यदा ॥
tvayā nirmaladṛṣṭyā ca vīkṣito'haṃ purā mune | kṛimayo mama gātrāt tu nirgacchanto hi nityadā ||
मुनि, पहले जब आपने मुझे देखा था, आपकी नज़र में कुछ अलग बात थी। उस वक्त मेरे बदन से कीड़े निकल रहे थे, एक एक करके।
Supplicant/confessor (speaker not named in excerpt)
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It uses a common Indic literary motif: physical affliction symbolizing moral impurity, with purification effected through a sage’s presence or insight.
No location is named in this verse; it belongs to a larger Mathurā/tīrtha context.
Moral purification is portrayed as possible through guidance, self-disclosure, and transformative encounter with a knowledgeable authority.
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