Varaha Purana · Chapter 178

śrīvarāha uvāca //
śatrughnena purā ghoro lavaṇaḥ sūdito yathā //
dvijānugrahakāmārthamannamugrasvarūpiṇam

dvādaśyāṃ mārgaśīrṣasya upoṣya niyataḥ śuciḥ //
yaḥ karoti varārohe śatrughnacaritaṃ yathā

dvijānāṃ prīṇanaṃ kṛtvā svadhānnapaṭubhojanaiḥ //
lavaṇasya vadhādeva śatrughnasya śarīrake

harṣastu sumahāñjāto rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ //
ayodhyāyāḥ samāyāto rāmaḥ sabalavāhanaḥ

mahotsavaṃ ca kartuṃ sa śatrughnasya mahātmanaḥ //
sitāmāgrahaṇīṃ prāpya mathurāṃ lavaṇāntakaḥ

ekādaśyāṃ sopavāsaḥ snātvā viśrāntisaṃjñake //
kṛtvā mahotsavaṃ tatra kuṭumbasahitaḥ purā

tasminmuktvā yathākāmaṃ brāhmaṇānvai pratarpya ca //
tasminnahani tatraiva yaḥ kuryātsa mahotsavam

sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ pitṛbhiḥ saha modate //
svargaloke ciraṃ kālaṃ yāvatsthityantajanmanaḥ

iti śrīvarāhapurāṇe mathurāmāhātmye śatrughnalāvaṇe rāmatīrthayātrāyāmaṣṭasaptatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ