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The Glorification of Prayaga : Yamuna and the Tirthas thereof Markandeya said : - Verse 2

Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 39 · Verse 2

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Sanskrit Original

भूर्लोको ऽथ भुवर्लोकः स्वर्लोको ऽथ महस्ततः। जनस्तपश्च सत्यं च लोकास्त्वण्डोद्भवा मताः।।

bhūrloko 'tha bhuvarlokaḥ svarloko 'tha mahastataḥ| janastapaśca satyaṃ ca lokāstvaṇḍodbhavā matāḥ||

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Yamuna goes along the same path through which Gahga flows, glorifying the name of which thousands of Yojanas away, is destructive of sins. 3-4a. By taking bath and drinking water at the place where Yamuna flows, one becomes free from sins and sanctifies his family upto the seventh generation. He who abandons his life there attains the highest destination. 4b-5. On the southern bank of Yamuna is the holy place known as Agnitirtha.^ To the west is the sacred spot of Dharmaraja which is known as Anaraka (Non-hell). Those who take bath there go to heaven. Those who die there are not reborn.