Varaha Purana 176.55: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 55
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
अनुज्ञां देहि भो स्वामिंस्तव पादौ नमाम्यहम् ॥ विश्राव्य तस्य तत्पापं चितां दीप्य घृतोक्षिताम् ॥
anujñāṃ dehi bho svāmiṃs tava pādau namāmy aham | viśrāvya tasya tatpāpaṃ citāṃ dīpya ghṛtokṣitām ||
भगवान, मुझे इजाज़त दो, मैं आपके पाँव को नमन करता हूँ। उसने अपना पाप सबको बताया और फिर चिता जलाई, जिसमें घी डाला था।
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It juxtaposes moral disclosure with ritual action, reflecting how Purāṇic storytelling often links ethics, expiation, and funerary practice.
No location is specified in this verse; it continues a Mathurā/tīrtha-adjacent narrative sequence.
The verse emphasizes accountability (publicly acknowledging wrongdoing) and deference to instruction/permission before undertaking grave actions.
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