Varaha Purana 166.23: Adhyaya 166, Shloka 23
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
वामनस्य तृतीया वै चतुर्थी राघवस्य च ॥ एताश्चतस्रो यः पश्येत्स्नात्वा कुण्डेऽसिसंज्ञिते ॥
vāmanasya tṛtīyā vai caturthī rāghavasya ca || etāś catasro yaḥ paśyet snātvā kuṇḍe 'sisaṃjñite
മൂന്നാമത് വാമനന്റേതും നാലാമത് രാഘവന്റേതുമാണ്. ‘അസി’ എന്നു പേരുള്ള കുണ്ഡത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ഈ നാലു (രൂപങ്ങൾ) ദർശിക്കുന്നവൻ…
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It documents a tīrtha protocol—bathing followed by viewing sacred images—typical of Purāṇic pilgrimage literature, useful for mapping historical devotional landscapes in the Mathurā region.
A pond (kuṇḍa) called “Asi,” i.e., Asikuṇḍa, situated in the broader Mathurā tīrtha milieu as implied by adjacent verses.
A discipline of ritual purity and mindful engagement with cultural heritage sites (bathing and respectful viewing) as a form of self-cultivation.
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