Varaha Purana 211.80: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 80
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
पापक्शयमवाप्नोति चेश्वराराधने कृते॥ ज्ञानमन्विच्छता रुद्रं पूजयेत्परमेश्वरम्॥
pāpakṣayam avāpnoti ceśvarārādhane kṛte || jñānam anvicchatā rudraṃ pūjayet parameśvaram ||
जब भगवान की पूजा करते हो, तो पाप खत्म हो जाते हैं। अगर तुम्हे सच्चा ज्ञान चाहिए, तो रुद्र की पूजा करो। वो सबसे बड़े भगवान हैं। उनकी पूजा से सब पाप दूर हो जाते हैं।
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The verse preserves a Purāṇic model where devotional worship is linked both to moral purification (pāpakṣaya) and to epistemic aims (jñāna), and it acknowledges Rudra-centered practice within a broader Purāṇic environment.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Undertake worship as a disciplined practice for purification; for those oriented toward knowledge, cultivate reverence toward Rudra as parameśvara.
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