Varaha Purana 153.5: Adhyaya 153, Shloka 5
The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests
तस्मिन् संयमने तीर्थे यद्यद्वृत्तं पुरातनम् ॥ कश्चित्पापसमाचारो निषादो दुष्टमानसः ॥
tasmin saṁyamane tīrthe yad-yad vṛttaṁ purātanam || kaścit pāpa-samācāro niṣādo duṣṭa-mānasaḥ ||
ณ ทิรถะสังยมะนะนั้น มีเหตุการณ์โบราณเกิดขึ้น: มีนิษาทะผู้หนึ่ง ผู้มีความประพฤติเป็นบาป และมีจิตใจชั่วร้าย
Varāha
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It introduces an exemplum narrative—an illustrative story used to communicate the perceived power of place and ethical change in Purāṇic literature.
Saṁyamana tīrtha, within the Mathurā tīrtha cycle of this chapter.
It sets up a contrast between harmful conduct and the possibility of transformation, preparing a moral narrative about actions and consequences.
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