Varaha Purana 152.43: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 43
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
सर्वसङ्गं परित्यज्य सोऽगच्छन्मथुरां तदा॥ ब्राह्मणावसथे सोऽपि वसमानो वसुन्धरे॥
sarvasaṅgaṁ parityajya so' gacchan mathurāṁ tadā || brāhmaṇāvasathe so'pi vasamāno vasundhare ||
उसने सब छोड़ा और मथुरा चला गया। वहाँ वोह ब्राह्मण लोगों के पास रहने लगा।
Varāha
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It situates the narrative in Mathurā and references institutional lodging linked with brāhmaṇas, offering a window into imagined pilgrimage infrastructure and social organization.
Mathurā (modern Mathura, Uttar Pradesh) is explicitly named, a major North Indian sacred-geographic and historical urban center.
The key instruction is sarvasaṅga-parityāga—reducing attachment and reorienting life toward disciplined, purposeful practice.
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