Varaha Purana 97.9: Adhyaya 97, Shloka 9
The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow
रुद्र उवाच ॥ कथं कपालं मे देव करात्पतति सुव्रत ॥ नश्यते च कथं पापं ममैदद्वद सुव्रत ॥
rudra uvāca || kathaṁ kapālaṁ me deva karāt patati suvrata || naśyate ca kathaṁ pāpaṁ mama etad vada suvrata ||
رُدر نے کہا: “اے دیو، اے صاحبِ بہترین ورت! یہ کَپال پاتر میرے ہاتھ سے کیسے گرے گا؟ اور میرا پاپ کیسے نَشت ہوگا؟ یہ بات مجھے بتائیے، اے عالی ورت والے۔”
Rudra
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It reflects a Purāṇic narrative motif where moral impurity (pāpa) is framed as remediable through prescribed observances and sacred travel, mapping ethics onto ritual culture.
No specific place is named in this verse; it introduces the problem that motivates the later tīrtha itinerary.
The verse foregrounds accountability and the pursuit of purification—seeking a method for resolving wrongdoing rather than denying it.
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