Varaha Purana 215.63: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 63
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Vows)
न तां पापाः कृतघ्नो वा कदाचित्प्राप्नुयान्नरः॥ शुचयः श्रद्धधानाश्च सत्यसंधाश्च ये नराः॥
na tāṃ pāpāḥ kṛtaghno vā kadācitprāpnuyān naraḥ || śucayaḥ śraddadhānāś ca satyasaṃdhāś ca ye narāḥ
na tAM pApAH kRRitaghno vA kadAchitprApnuyAnnaraH|| shuchayaH shraddadhAnAshcha satyasaMdhAshcha ye narAH
पापी लोग या जो शुक्रिया नहीं करते, वो कभी यह पुण्य नहीं पाते। जो लोग साफ दिल वाले हैं, भगवान पे भरोसा रखते हैं, और सच बोलते हैं, वो ही इसके हकदार हैं।
Sandhi Notes
- कदाचित्प्राप्नुयात् → कदाचित् + प्राप्नुयात्
- श्रद्धधानाश्च → श्रद्धधानाः + च
- सत्यसंधाश्च → सत्यसंधाः + च
Varāha
Protective/concerned about misuse of sacred power
Who is qualified to receive tīrtha benefits, and what moral traits bar or permit access to such fruits?
Merit and purification depend on character: gratitude and truthfulness are spiritual prerequisites, not optional virtues.
Cultivate kṛtajñatā (gratitude), satya (truth), śauca (purity), and śraddhā before and during pilgrimage; treat tīrtha as a vow to reform conduct.
He sets ethical eligibility boundaries for tīrtha-fruit, aligning Bhū-devī’s sacred resources with moral fitness (purity, faith, truthfulness).
Sacred geography is not mechanically exploitable; dharma is the ‘gatekeeper.’ Varāha, as sustainer of ṛta, ties cosmic purification to moral alignment (satya, śauca, śraddhā, kṛtajñatā).
As yajña requires adhikāra and śuddhi, so tīrtha-contact requires inner qualification; the avatāra’s dharma-order mirrors śrauta eligibility norms.
Inner disposition (antahkaraṇa-śuddhi) conditions spiritual benefit; external acts without ethical transformation do not yield the highest fruit.
Tīrtha-fruit is not for pāpī or kṛtaghna (ungrateful); it is for the śuci (pure), śraddadhāna (faithful), and satya-saṃdha (truth-steady).
Ethical disqualification blocks attainment of the proclaimed merits; cultivating purity, gratitude, faith, and truthfulness makes one fit to receive tīrtha-phala and its purifying effects.
Eligibility constraint complements pāpa-nāśa and yajña-equivalence claims (215.67–68)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern: sacred-site merit is framed as ethically conditioned, aligning ritual practice with moral character.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it functions as a general eligibility statement within a larger tīrtha-kṣetra context.
Ritual or sacred-site benefits are presented as incompatible with persistent wrongdoing and ingratitude, while truthfulness and faith are praised.
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