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The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow
यच्छेदानीं विशुद्धस्य तीर्थेऽस्मिन्देहशुद्धता ॥ तच्छुद्धशैवं भवतु व्रतं ते पापनाशनम्
yac chedānīṃ viśuddhasya tīrthe 'smindehaśuddhatā || tac chuddhaśaivaṃ bhavatu vrataṃ te pāpanāśanam
ఇప్పుడు ఈ తీర్థమున విశుద్ధుడైనవానికి దేహశుద్ధి లభించునట్లయితే, నీ వ్రతము కూడా శుద్ధ శైవ వ్రతమై—పాపనాశకమగునుగాక.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; vow legitimization statement)
It illustrates how Purāṇic texts connect tīrtha geography with ethical-purificatory regimes, offering evidence for the institutionalization of vows and pilgrimage as linked practices.
The verse refers to ‘this tīrtha’ (asmin tīrthe), contextually Kapālamocana at Vārāṇasī from the preceding verse.
Ethical repair is framed through disciplined observance (vrata) oriented toward pāpa-nāśana—reducing wrongdoing—rather than coercive or exclusivist claims.
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