Varaha Purana 157.5: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 5
Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā–Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle
यमुनासलिले स्नातः शुचिर्भूत्वा जितेंद्रियः ॥ समभ्यर्च्याच्युतं सम्यक् प्राप्नोति परमां गतिम् ॥
yamunāsalile snātaḥ śucirbhūtvā jitendriyaḥ || samabhyarcyācyutaṃ samyak prāpnoti paramāṃ gatim ||
यमुनाजले स्नातः शुचिर्भूत्वा जितेन्द्रियः। सम्यग् अच्युतं समभ्यर्च्य परमां गतिं प्राप्नोति॥
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It documents the coupling of riverine purification with deity worship, a common feature in Purāṇic ritual geography that shaped pilgrimage itineraries and local sacred economies.
The Yamunā River (ancient Yamunā), a major north Indian river flowing through the Mathurā region in Uttar Pradesh.
The verse emphasizes inner discipline (jitendriya) alongside external rites (snāna and arcana).
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