Varaha Purana 176.64: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 64
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
कृष्णगङ्गा दशगुणं लभते च दिनेदिने ॥ ज्ञातोऽज्ञातो वा अपि यत्पापं समुपार्जितम् ॥
kṛṣṇagaṅgā daśaguṇaṃ labhate ca dinedine || jñāto'jñāto vā api yatpāpaṃ samupārjitam
कृष्णगंगा में नहा के पुण्य दस गुना ज़्यादा मिलता है, रोज़-रोज़। जान के किया हो या बिना जाने, जो भी पाप किया है वो सब छूट जाता है।
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic valuation system for tīrthas (multiplication of merit), and distinguishes intentional from unintentional moral fault.
Kṛṣṇagaṅgā is named; in later regional traditions it is associated with the Mathurā–Vraja sacred landscape.
It frames ethical remediation as available even for inadvertent wrongdoing, emphasizing accountability while allowing for restoration.
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