Varaha Purana 152.15: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 15
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
तत्फलं लभते देवि मथुरायां जितेन्द्रियः ॥ मथुरां तु परित्यज्य योऽन्यत्र कुरुते रतिम्
tatphalaṃ labhate devi mathurāyāṃ jitendriyaḥ || mathurāṃ tu parityajya yo 'nyatra kurute ratim
देवी, जो अपने दिमाग पे कंट्रोल रखता है उसको वो फल मथुरा में मिलता है। लेकिन जो मथुरा छोड़ के कहीं और जाता है, उसका नुकसान होता है।
Varāha
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It integrates ascetic-ethical vocabulary (jitendriya) into a pilgrimage framework, illustrating how Purāṇic texts tie moral discipline to specific cultural landscapes.
Mathurā is explicitly named; 'elsewhere' (anyatra) is left unspecified as a contrasting category.
Cultivate self-control (sense-restraint) and avoid dispersive attachments; ethical focus is depicted as enhancing the value of one’s chosen practice and place.
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