Varaha Purana 162.40: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 40
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणः संहितव्रतः ॥ कल्पग्रामं परित्यज्य मथुरां याहि सुव्रत ॥
tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā brāhmaṇaḥ saṁhitavrataḥ || kalpagrāmaṁ parityajya mathurāṁ yāhi suvrata ||
ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของเขาแล้ว พราหมณ์ผู้มั่นคงในวัตรจึงกล่าวว่า “จงละกัลปคราม แล้วไปยังเมืองมถุราเถิด โอ้ผู้มีวัตรงาม”
Brāhmaṇa (advisor figure within the narrative; exact identity not specified in fragment)
FAQs
It links ethical remediation to movement through sacred geography, a characteristic Purāṇic strategy where tīrthas function as cultural-ritual institutions.
Mathurā is explicitly named (widely identified with modern Mathura in Uttar Pradesh). Kalpagrāma is also named but requires source-comparative study for precise modern identification.
The verse presents relocation/pilgrimage as a prescribed response within an expiatory framework.
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