Varaha Purana 153.33: Adhyaya 153, Shloka 33
The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests
एकादशी कृष्णपक्षे मासि भाद्रपदे हि वा ॥ तत्र स्नातो नरो देवि रुद्रलोके महीयते ॥
ekādaśī kṛṣṇapakṣe māsi bhādrapade hi vā || tatra snāto naro devi rudraloke mahīyate ||
Atau pada hari Ekadasi dalam paruh gelap (Kṛṣṇapakṣa) pada bulan Bhādrapada—wahai Devī—sesiapa yang mandi di sana akan dimuliakan di Rudraloka, alam Rudra.
Varāha
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It shows how Purāṇic texts associate ritual acts at specific sites with cosmological destinations, reflecting a structured moral geography.
The verse says “there” (tatra), implying a previously mentioned site in the running list; the fragment alone does not specify the exact location-name.
The text links disciplined observance (bathing on an auspicious tithi at a sacred place) with the ideal of posthumous honor, reinforcing normative ritual conduct.
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