Varaha Purana 160.44: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 44
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ सरस्वतीं नदीं दृष्ट्वा ततो भद्राणि पश्यति ॥
yasya darśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || sarasvatīṃ nadīṃ dṛṣṭvā tato bhadrāṇi paśyati ||
ആരുടെ ദർശനമാത്രം കൊണ്ടു തന്നെ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു മോചനം ലഭിക്കുന്നു. സരസ്വതി നദിയെ ദർശിച്ച ശേഷം മംഗളഫലങ്ങൾ കാണുന്നു.
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It preserves the Sarasvatī as a living element of sacred geography and shows how rivers function as pilgrimage nodes with attributed moral-purificatory value.
The river Sarasvatī is explicitly named; scholarly identification varies by period and region, often involving hydrological and textual correlation.
The verse associates auspiciousness with respectful encounter of natural heritage (a river), supporting a cultural ethic that values waterways.
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