Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4390
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4390
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Vikuṇḍala who was glad at obtaining heaven asked the men of Yama on the way, why he was given heaven. They replied, "There was a Brahmin who was well-versed in all branches of knowledge. He was the son of Harimitra. His hermitage was on the southern bank of Yamunā. Yourself and the Brahmin became friends in the forest. Because of that friendship you were enabled to take bath in two Māgha months in the holy waters of Kālindī which is capable of washing all the sins away. By the first Māgha bath you got remission of your sins. By the second Māgha-bath you became eligible for the attainment of heaven."