Varaha Purana 215.99: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 99
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
तारितं च कुलं तेन सर्वं भवति साधुना ॥ वर्णावरोऽपि यः कश्चित्स्नात्वा दद्यात्तिलोदकम् ॥
tāritaṃ ca kulaṃ tena sarvaṃ bhavati sādhunā | varṇāvaro 'pi yaḥ kaścit snātvā dadyāt tilodakam ||
जो अच्छा इंसान यहाँ पूजा करता है, उसके पूरे कुल का भला हो जाता है। कोई भी हो, छोटा बड़ा, नहाके तिल का पानी चढ़ा दे। उससे भी पुण्य मिलता है।
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
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It provides evidence of how tīrtha texts linked ritual acts to lineage welfare and also reveals social vocabulary (varṇāvara) relevant to studying stratification and access to rites.
The verse presupposes the previously discussed bathing place; it does not add a new toponym within this fragment.
Perform post-bathing offerings (tilodaka) as a disciplined act connected with intergenerational responsibility and remembrance.
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