Varaha Purana 215.118: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 118
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
भागीरथी वेगवती कलुषं दहते नृणाम् ॥ कीर्तनादेव संशुद्धे दर्शनाद्भूतिमाप्स्यति ॥
bhāgīrathī vegavatī kaluṣaṁ dahate nṛṇām || kīrtanād eva saṁśuddhe darśanād bhūtim āpsyati ||
भागीरथी नदी बहुत तेज़ बहती है। यह लोगों के अंदर के मैल को साफ करती है। बस इसकी महिमा बताओ, तुम साफ हो जाओगे। इसको देख लो, अच्छा टाइम मिलेगा।
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It preserves a widely attested Purāṇic ideology of river sanctity, where verbal commemoration and visual encounter are treated as socially meaningful practices of purification.
Bhāgīrathī (commonly associated with the Gaṅgā tradition); the epithet vegavatī emphasizes its swift current.
It promotes self-purification through speech (kīrtana) and mindful encounter (darśana), framing ethical transformation as accessible and non-coercive.
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