Varaha Purana 210.54: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 54
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
सौम्यरूपो यदा चन्द्रः कुरुते च प्रदक्षिणाम् ॥ हृदि कृत्वा तु तत्पापं यो ध्यायेदक्षरं शुचिः ॥
saumyarūpo yadā candraḥ kurute ca pradakṣiṇām | hṛdi kṛtvā tu tatpāpaṃ yo dhyāyed akṣaraṃ śuciḥ ||
เมื่อพระจันทร์ในรูปอันอ่อนโยนกระทำประทักษิณา แล้วผู้ใดผู้บริสุทธิ์ยอมรับบาปนั้นไว้ในดวงใจ และเจริญภาวนาถึงอักษระ (หลักอันไม่เสื่อมสูญ) ผู้นั้นย่อมบริสุทธิ์
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The verse combines ritual gesture (pradakṣiṇā) with inward moral cognition (placing sin in the heart) and meditation on akṣara, illustrating a layered model of purification in Purāṇic religio-philosophical culture.
No location is named; the imagery is celestial and introspective.
Purification is associated with self-awareness of wrongdoing and disciplined meditation, rather than mere external action.
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