Varaha Purana 152.47: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 47
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
विरोचनेन बलिना सूर्यस्त्वाराधितः पुरा॥ भ्रष्टराज्येन हि तथा धनकामेन सुन्दरि॥
virocanena balinā sūryas tv ārādhitaḥ purā || bhraṣṭarājyena hi tathā dhanakāmena sundari ||
قديماً عُبد سوريَا على يد بالي ابن فيروتشانا. أيتها الحسناء، إذ فقد مُلكه واشتهى المال، قام بتلك العبادة.
Varāha
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It ties a tīrtha to a well-known mythic figure (Bali), illustrating how Purāṇic texts legitimize sites through genealogical and exemplary narratives.
Sūryatīrtha is the implied location; the verse itself foregrounds the narrative agent (Bali) rather than providing topographic detail.
It presents disciplined worship and austerity as a response to political and economic instability, framing agency through effort rather than fatalism.
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