Varaha Purana 174.8: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 8
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
गत्वा सर्वाणि तीर्थानि स्नात्वा पूतो भवाम्यहम् ॥ इति कृत्वा मथुराया निर्जगामाथ स द्विजः
gatvā sarvāṇi tīrthāni snātvā pūto bhavāmy aham || iti kṛtvā mathurāyā nirjagāmātha sa dvijaḥ
“എല്ലാ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളിലും ചെന്നു സ്നാനം ചെയ്താൽ ഞാൻ ശുദ്ധനാകും.” എന്നു നിശ്ചയിച്ച് ആ ദ്വിജൻ മഥുരയിൽ നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെട്ടു।
Narrator (default framework: Varāha’s discourse to Pṛthivī)
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It documents a standard Purāṇic motif: purification framed as a result of tīrtha-circuits, showing how geography and ethical self-discipline are linked in narrative form.
Mathurā is explicitly mentioned; it is commonly identified with modern Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), a major cultural and pilgrimage center in Sanskrit literature.
The text presents intentionality and disciplined practice—undertaking a planned journey as a means of self-cultivation and purification.
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