Varaha Purana 153.9: Adhyaya 153, Shloka 9
The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests
मग्नमात्रस्ततः पापः सद्यः प्राणैर्व्ययुज्यत ॥ तत्तीर्थस्य प्रभावेण जातोऽसौ पृथिवीपतिः ॥
magna-mātras tataḥ pāpaḥ sadyaḥ prāṇair vyayujyata || tat-tīrthasya prabhāveṇa jāto ’sau pṛthivī-patiḥ ||
మునిగిన వెంటనే ఆ పాపి తక్షణమే ప్రాణాలను విడిచాడు. ఆ తీర్థ ప్రభావంతో అతడు తరువాత భూపతి—రాజుగా జన్మించాడు।
Varāha
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It demonstrates a common Purāṇic theme: the transformative efficacy attributed to tīrthas, expressed through the narrative logic of death and auspicious rebirth.
The tīrtha previously named Saṁyamana (within the Mathurā tīrtha context).
It presents a framework where place, action, and consequence interact, emphasizing moral causality and the cultural valuation of certain landscapes.
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