Place

Mathura

मथुराMathurā

verses
677
books
17
chapters
214

What the texts say

The Mudgala Purana says Krishna was born in Mathura to Vasudeva and Devaki. Mudgala Purana 2.67.6 The Bhagavata Purana says Shatrughna, who killed the rakshasa Lavana, founded the town of Mathura. Bhagavatam 9.11.14 In the same Purana, Mathura is the Yadu capital, ruled by King Kamsa, a son of Ugrasena. Bhagavatam 10.50.4, 10.5.19, 9.24.24 Krishna later came to Mathura with Balarama and killed Kamsa. Bhagavatam 3.3.1 In the Vishnu Purana, Krishna then freed Ugrasena and consecrated him again in his kingdom. Vishnu Purana 5.21.9 The Padma Purana declares the river Yamuna a giver of liberation when joined with Mathura. Padma Purana 3.29.46

Where to read

Every verse that names Mathura, book by book.

  1. Varaha Purana

    162 verses · 32 chapters

    All 162 verses in the Varaha Purana
    • 165.11

      Kabhi-kabhi daur-e-taqdeer se wahan ek karvaan aa gaya. Usme kuch saudagar the jo Mathura se nikle the.

    • 152.8

      Varah bhagwan bole. Paataal mein nahi, aasmaan mein nahi, aur insaan ki duniya mein bhi nahi. Mathura jaisi koi jagah nahi hai. Yeh dharti, Mathura mujhe bahut pyaara hai.

    • 169.40

      Mathura ke log jaise bhi hain, waise hi main hoon. Jab koi Mathura ka insaan khush ho jaata hai, tab main khush ho jaata hoon. Ismein koi shak nahi hai.

  2. Bhagavatam

    134 verses · 19 chapters

    All 134 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 1.10.26

      Dekho, Yadav parivar kitna bada hai. Aur Mathura ki dharti kitni acchi hai. Kyunki yahan bhagwan ne janam liya tha. Jab woh bacche the, yahan-yahan ghoomte the. Isse poora ilaka pavitra ho gaya.

    • 3.3.1

      Uddhava ne kaha, Krishna aur Balarama dono bhai saath mein Mathura chale gaye. Krishna apne maa-baap ko khush karna chahte the. Wahan jaake usne Kansa ko singhasan se gira diya. Phir usey zameen par ghaseet ke maara. Kansa bada raja tha…

    • 9.11.14

      Shatrughna ke do bete the, Subahu aur Shrutasena. Bharat ne jab jagah jeeta, toh unhone bahut saare Gandharvon ko maara. Phir unka saara paisa lekar Raja Ram ko de diya. Shatrughna ne ek rakshas maara jiska naam Lavan tha. Uske baad unhone…

  3. Skanda Purana

    126 verses · 45 chapters

    All 126 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 2.5.17.3

      Brahma, suno, Mathura mein har kadam par tirth jaisa fal milta hai. Jahan bhi koi insaan naha leta hai, woh bade bade paap se azaad ho jaata hai.

    • 7.4.25.3

      Mathura mein Kalindi nadi hai, yani Yamuna. Dwarka mein Gomati nadi hai, Krishna ke paas. Ayodhya mein Sarayu nadi hai. Yeh nadiyan moksha deti hain aur log hamesha unki puja karte hain.

    • 2.6.1.3

      Rishiyon ne poocha, Raja marne ke baad Vajra ko Mathura mein baithaya. Apne pota ko Hastinapur mein raja banaya. Phir woh dono kya karte the? Kaise jeete the?

  4. Padma Purana

    74 verses · 30 chapters

    All 74 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 6.245.5

      Mathura mein raja ka beta shadi karne laga. Usne Devaki se shadi ki. Devaki, Devaki ki beti thi. Woh bahut sundar thi.

    • 5.73.43

      Are baap re, galat raaste pe chalnewale log meri nagari ko nahi jaante. Yeh Mathura purani hai, badi pyaari hai. Devta, naag aur bade rishi iski tareef karte hain.

    • 6.246.5

      Guru ne unhe aashirwad diya aur kuchh upay bataya. Ram aur Krishna ne guru ko pranam kiya. Phir woh Mathura ke liye nikal gaye. Woh dono Yadav vans ke bade the.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Mathura matters most.

  1. Mathurā’s Glory in the Month of Mārgaśīrṣa

    Skanda Purana 2.5.17 · 49 verses

  2. The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well

    Varaha Purana 165 · 16 verses

  3. The Slaying of Kaṁsa (and the Descent of Kṛṣṇa)

    Padma Purana 6.245 · 14 verses

  4. Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

    Varaha Purana 152 · 13 verses

  5. The Greatness of Mathurā: The Ardhacandra Sacred Bathing Rite and the Procedure for the Yajñopavīta Observance

    Varaha Purana 169 · 10 verses

  6. The Greatness of Kapila-Varāha: The Efficacy of Vaikuṇṭha Tīrtha and the Installation History of the Varāha Image

    Varaha Purana 163 · 9 verses

  7. The Merit of Seeing Mathurā’s Guardian-Deity and a Catalog of Mathurā’s Sacred Geography

    Varaha Purana 168 · 9 verses

  8. Narration of the Glory of Vṛndāvana and the Sacred Places Beginning with Mathurā

    Padma Purana 5.73 · 8 verses

  9. The Glory of Dvārakā and Comparative Tīrtha-Merit

    Skanda Purana 7.4.25 · 8 verses

  10. The Procedure and Merit of Circumambulating Mathurā

    Varaha Purana 159 · 8 verses

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