Varaha Purana 176.92: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 92
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
तस्य सन्दर्शनादेव सर्वपापविवर्जितः ॥ तत्क्षणादेव जायेत नात्र कार्याविचारणा ॥
tasya sandarśanādeva sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ || tatkṣaṇādeva jāyeta nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
เพียงได้เห็นเท่านั้น บุคคลย่อมพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวงในขณะนั้นเอง; ในเรื่องนี้ไม่จำเป็นต้องไตร่ตรองใด ๆ
Unspecified (default framework: Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue; immediate speaker not explicit in this fragment)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic trope: the salvific efficacy of darśana, which helped standardize pilgrimage ideals across regions and periods.
The verse uses a pronoun (“of it/that”), referring back to a tīrtha named in the immediate context (preceding verse list).
It promotes the idea that purposeful encounter with culturally protected sacred sites functions as a recognized means of moral purification.
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