Varaha Purana

ततः कालेन महता तैः पृष्टः स द्विजोत्तमः

Then, after a long time, those Brahmins questioned that foremost of twice-born.

कथयामास वृत्तान्तं तं सर्वं चात्मनो हि सः

He narrated the entire account of himself.

इदमूचुस्ततो विप्राः शुद्रोऽसीति द्विजं प्रति

Then the Brahmins said to him: 'You are a Shudra.'

अस्माकं वदनाच्चैव पुनः सिद्धोऽसि वै द्विज

But by our declaration, you are again established as a Brahmin.

स्नानार्थं तु ततः स्थानाच्चक्रतीर्थं समागतः

Then, for the purpose of bathing, he went to the place called Chakratirtha.

सा तु हृष्टेन मनसा भर्तारं वाक्यमब्रवीत् 162.

With a joyful heart, she spoke these words to her husband.

प्रियावचनमाकर्ण्य भर्ता वचनमब्रवीत्

Hearing her loving words, the husband replied.

भर्त्तुर्वचनमाकर्ण्य पत्नी वचनमब्रवीत्

Hearing her husband's words, the wife spoke again.

चक्रतीर्थप्रभावेण मुक्तोऽसि द्विजसत्तम

By the power of Cakra Tirtha, you are freed, O best of twice-born.

तया सार्द्धं जगामाथ कल्पग्रामं द्विजोत्तमः

Then, together with her, the excellent brahmin went to Kalpagrama.

नित्यं च भुञ्जते यत्र पात्रं द्रव्यसमर्पितम्

There, those to whom offerings are given always partake of the food.

कल्पग्रामाच्छतगुणं चक्रतीर्थं वसुन्धरे

O Earth, Cakra Tirtha surpasses Kalpagrama a hundredfold.

कल्पग्रामेण किं तस्य वाराणस्यां च वा शुभे

What is Kalpagrama to him, or even Varanasi, O auspicious one?

अपि कीटः पतङ्गो वा जायते स चतुर्भुजः

Even if one is born as a worm or an insect there, he attains a four-armed form.

इति श्रीवराहपुराणे मथुरामाहात्म्ये चक्रतीर्थप्रभावो नाम द्विषष्टयधिकशततमोऽध्यायः

Thus ends the one hundred sixty-second chapter, named 'The Glory of Cakra Tirtha,' in the section on the greatness of Mathura, in the glorious Varaha Purana.

अथ कपिलवराहमाहात्म्यम् पुनरन्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे

Now, O Earth, I will again tell you another account—the greatness of Kapila Varaha; listen to it.

मिथिलायां पुरी रम्या जनकेन च पालिता

In Mithila, the beautiful city, ruled by Janaka,

ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चापि वसुन्धरे

O Earth, there were brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, and also shudras.

तेषां च भक्तिरुत्पन्ना मथुरां प्रति सुन्दरि

Among them, O beautiful one, devotion arose toward Mathura.

तेषां तु ब्राह्मणः कश्चिद्ब्रह्महत्यासु चिह्नितः

Among them, there was a certain brahmin marked by the sin of brahmahatya.

प्रत्यक्षा दृश्यते सर्वैर्ब्रह्महत्यास्वरूपिणी

The embodiment of brahmahatya was visibly seen by all.

न गता पूर्वमेवासीद्वैकुण्ठे स्नानमाचरत्

He had not gone before; he performed ablution at Vaikuntha.

किमेतत्किमिति प्राहुर्धारा प्रति वसुन्धरे

O Earth, they asked, 'What is this? What is this?'

केन कारणदोषेण धारा त्यक्त्वा गता द्विजम्

By what fault or cause did the stream abandon the twice-born and depart?

वैकुण्ठे तु निमग्नोऽयं ब्रह्महत्या गता ततः १६३.

When he was immersed in Vaikuṇṭha, then the sin of killing a Brahmin departed from him.

इत्युक्तस्तैर्देवदेवस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत

Thus addressed by them, the Lord of the gods vanished there itself.

वैकुण्ठतीर्थे यः स्नाति मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः

Whoever bathes at the Vaikuṇṭha tīrtha is freed from all sins.

सूत उवाच नाम्ना गन्धर्वकुण्डं तु तीर्थानां तीर्थमुत्तमम्

Sūta said: By name, Gandharva-kuṇḍa is the foremost of all holy places.

तत्र स्नातो नरो देवि गन्धर्वैः सह मोदते

O Devi, a man who bathes there rejoices together with the Gandharvas.