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The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites
Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas
स्वां चाप्यकथयत्तस्यै यथा संयमने मृतः ॥ एवं तौ मथुरां प्राप्य स्नात्वा यामुनतीर्थके ॥
svāṃ cāpy akathayat tasyai yathā saṃyamane mṛtaḥ || evaṃ tau mathurāṃ prāpya snātvā yāmunatīrthake ||
Dia juga menceritakan kepadanya kisah dirinya—bagaimana dia mati di alam Saṁyamana milik Yama. Demikianlah kedua-duanya sampai ke Mathurā dan mandi di sebuah tirtha di Sungai Yamunā, lalu meneruskan perjalanan.
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It shows how Purāṇic pilgrimage sections often embed brief afterlife/cosmological references (Yama’s realm) within travel narratives to reinforce moral causality.
Mathurā and a Yamunā tīrtha (a bathing ford/holy spot on the Yamunā) are named.
The narrative frames pilgrimage and purification as structured practices integrated with reflections on mortality and moral order.
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