The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow
पुनरब्दद्वयं भ्रान्तो ब्रह्माण्डं तीर्थकारणात्॥ तीर्थेतीर्थे हरः स्नात्वा कपालं त्यक्तुमिच्छति॥
punar abda-dvayaṃ bhrānto brahmāṇḍaṃ tīrtha-kāraṇāt || tīrthe tīrthe haraḥ snātvā kapālaṃ tyaktum icchati ||
پھر دو برس تک وہ تیرتھوں کے سبب اس برہمانڈ-انڈ (کائنات) میں بھٹکتا رہا۔ ہر تیرتھ پر اشنان کر کے ہَرَ کھوپڑی ترک کرنا چاہتا تھا۔
Varāha
It combines cosmological language (brahmāṇḍa) with pilgrimage practice, illustrating how Purāṇas fuse spatial imagination with ritual itineraries.
No single site is named here; the verse frames pilgrimage as spanning the 'brahmāṇḍa' (the inhabited world/cosmos).
It presents disciplined practice (repeated bathing and travel) as a response to affliction, valuing sustained effort over immediate results.
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