Varaha Purana 97.13: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 13
The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow
अपरं खण्डशः कृत्वा जटाजूटे न्यवेशयत् ॥ एवं कृत्वा महादेवो बभ्रामेमां वसुन्धराम् ॥
aparaṁ khaṇḍaśaḥ kṛtvā jaṭājūṭe nyaveśayat || evaṁ kṛtvā mahādevo babhrāma imāṁ vasundharām ||
दुसरा भाग तुकडे तुकडे करून त्यांनी जटाजूटात ठेवला; असे करून महादेव या वसुंधरेवर भ्रमण करू लागले।
Narrator
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Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Geography","Ethics","Ritual Culture"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: pan-Indian/pan-cosmic sacred travel route
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 97.15 (tīrtha-immersions across the world)
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FAQs
It connects ascetic self-fashioning (jaṭā) with itinerant sacred practice, a recurring Purāṇic strategy for mapping ethics onto landscapes.
The verse broadly references “the earth” (vasundharā) without a specific toponym.
It highlights persistence in corrective practice—continuing a vow through sustained movement and restraint.
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