Varaha Purana 152.2: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 2
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
धरन्युवाच ॥ पद्मपत्र विशालाक्ष लोकनाथ जगत्पते ॥ त्वत्प्रसादाच्च देवेश श्रुतं शास्त्रं महौजसम् ॥
dharaṇy uvāca || padmapatra-viśālākṣa lokanātha jagatpate || tvatprasādāc ca deveśa śrutaṃ śāstraṃ mahaujasam ||
Die Erde sprach: O du mit weiten Augen wie Lotusblätter, Herr der Welt und Beschützer der Wesen — durch deine Gnade, o Herr der Götter, habe ich die machtvolle Lehre des Śāstra vernommen.
Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)
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It showcases a Purāṇic pedagogical device: Earth personified as a questioner, allowing sacred geography and ethics to be taught through dialogue.
No specific location is named in this verse; it functions as a transition into the forthcoming Mathurā-related tīrtha discussion.
It highlights learning as a grace-mediated process in the narrative: listening to śāstra is presented as a disciplined reception of authoritative knowledge.
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