ApavitraH pavitro vaa.....Think of the Lord and you are pure.... Hari and Hara versions

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V Subrahmanian

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May 27, 2024, 4:40:41 AM5/27/24
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Here is a very popular verse that says whether one is pure or not bodily, etc, upon devoutly thinking of the Lord, one becomes pure inside and outside: 

विष्णुधर्मः/अध्यायाः १०१-१०९



अपवित्रः पवित्रो वा सर्वावस्थांगतोऽपि वा |
यः स्मरेत्पुण्डरीकाक्षम् स बाह्याभ्यन्तरः शुचिः || ७० ||
This verse is found in may Puranas like the Vamana, Brahmavaivarta, etc. 

This is about Vishnu.

Here is a Shiva version of this in the Shiva dharma text:

अपवित्रः पवित्रो वा सर्वावस्थां गतोऽपि ब्वा । 
यः स्मरेद्देवमीशानं स बाह्याभ्यंतरः शुचिः ॥

The Shiva Dharma is an ancient text said to be identified prior to the 10th Century CE. 

A slightly variant of the above is in the Skandapurana:

स्कन्दपुराणम्/खण्डः ५ (अवन्तीखण्डः)/रेवा खण्डम्/अध्यायः १७७

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्नात्वा भूतीश्वरे तु यः । 
पूजयेद्देवमीशानं स बाह्याभ्यन्तरः शुचिः ॥

The book is published by Chowkhamba, Varanasi, in 2014. 

Om tat sat

   

 
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