Varaha Purana 40.8: Adhyaya 40, Shloka 8
Ritual Procedure for the Kūrma Dvādaśī Observance
एवं कृते विप्र समस्तपापं विनश्यते नात्र कुर्याद्विचारम् । संसारचक्रं तु विहाय शुद्धं प्राप्नोति लोकं च हरेः पुराणम् । प्रयान्ति पापानि विनाशमाशु श्रीमांस्तथा जायते सत्यधर्मः ॥ ४०.८ ॥
evaṃ kṛte vipra samasta-pāpaṃ vinaśyate nātra kuryād vicāram | saṃsāra-cakraṃ tu vihāya śuddhaṃ prāpnoti lokaṃ ca hareḥ purāṇam | prayānti pāpāni vināśam āśu śrīmāṃs tathā jāyate satya-dharmaḥ || 40.8 ||
जब तुम यह सब करते हो, तो सारे पाप खत्म हो जाते हैं। इसमें कोई शक नहीं। जनम-मरण का चक्कर छोड़ के, तुम साफ हो जाते हो। फिर तुम हरि के पुराने धाम तक पहुँच जाते हो। पाप जल्दी खत्म हो जाते हैं, आदमी अमीर हो जाता है और सच्चा धरम भी मिलता है।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical framework in which prescribed observances are presented as means of moral purification and social-religious cohesion, using idioms such as pāpa-vināśa (destruction of demerit) and satya-dharma (truth-based righteousness).
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on moral-ritual efficacy and the post-purification attainment of Hari’s realm.
The verse emphasizes confidence in ethical-ritual discipline: performing the prescribed act leads to purification, diminishes harmful moral residue (pāpa), and supports the arising of truth-oriented conduct (satya-dharma).
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