Varaha Purana 152.27: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 27
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
यमुना यत्र सुवहा नित्यं सन्निहिता ध्रुवम् ॥ वैवस्वतसुता रम्या यमुना यत्र विश्रुता
yamunā yatra suvahā nityaṃ sannihitā dhruvam || vaivasvatasutā ramyā yamunā yatra viśrutā
जहाँ यमुना नदी अच्छी से बह रही है, वहीं रहती है हमेशा। यमुना बहुत सुंदर है, यम की बेटी है वो। उस जगह की सबको खबर है।
Varāha
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It documents the Yamunā’s prominence as a cultural river in Sanskrit textual geography, supporting studies of river veneration and regional identity.
The Yamunā River—identified with the modern Yamuna in North India, associated with the Mathurā–Vṛndāvana cultural landscape.
By foregrounding a river’s enduring presence and renown, it implicitly supports a heritage-oriented view of landscapes as worthy of care and remembrance.
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