Varaha Purana 179.20: Adhyaya 179, Shloka 20
Enumeration of Ritual Offenses and Their Expiations; The Sacred Merit of Saukara and Mathurā Pilgrimage
अस्ति कश्चिदुपायोऽत्र येन त्वं नृषु तुष्यसि ॥ पूजितः सफलश्चासि अपराधविशोधनम् ॥
asti kaścid upāyo 'tra yena tvaṃ nṛṣu tuṣyasi || pūjitaḥ saphalaś cāsi aparādhaviśodhanam
कोई तरीका है जिससे तुम लोगों से खुश रहते हो? जब लोग तुम्हारी पूजा करते हैं तो तुम उनका काम बनाते हो। उनकी गलतियाँ माफ़ हो जाती हैं?
Pṛthivī (implied inquirer; speaker not explicitly marked in this verse)
FAQs
The verse documents a common Purāṇic pattern: ethical concern is redirected toward pilgrimage and ritualized place-based purification, illustrating how sacred geography functions as a moral technology in the text.
No location is named yet; the question anticipates the naming of Saukara-tīrtha and Mathurā in the following verses.
It seeks a practical, socially applicable means (upāya) for purification of wrongdoing (aparādha) and restoration of moral order.
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