Varaha Purana 152.13: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 13
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
तत्फलं लभते देवि मथुरायां दिने दिने ॥ पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रं तु वाराणस्यां तु यत्फलम्
tatphalaṃ labhate devi mathurāyāṃ dine dine || pūrṇe varṣasahasraṃ tu vārāṇasyāṃ tu yatphalam
देवी, वो फल मथुरा में रोज़ मिलता है। बनारस में हज़ार साल बाद जो फल मिलता है, वो भी यहाँ मिल जाता है।
Varāha
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It reflects the Purāṇic mapping of sacred landscapes through comparative claims, offering insight into how regional centers were rhetorically positioned in premodern textual traditions.
Mathurā and Vārāṇasī (Benares/Kashi), two major North Indian heritage cities.
The text emphasizes regular, repeated engagement (dine dine) with a valued place or practice as ethically and spiritually consequential.
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