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# Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.622

Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.622

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### [c5.622](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.622)

DHARMAPRASTHA. A sacred place. It is believed to be the abode of Dharmarāja. There is a general assumption that anybody who touches the water in a well there will be absolved of all sins. (Śloka 99, Chapter 94, Vana Parva).

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## Cites (1)

- [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit

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