Varaha Purana 152.55: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 55
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
पितॄंस्तारयते सर्वं पितृपक्षे विशेषतः ॥ दक्षिणे ध्रुवतीर्थस्य तीर्थराजं प्रकीर्तितम् ॥
pitṝṃs tārayate sarvaṃ pitṛpakṣe viśeṣataḥ || dakṣiṇe dhruvatīrthasya tīrtharājaṃ prakīrtitam ||
यह तीर्थ सारे पितरों को मुक्ति दिलाता है, खास कर पितृपक्ष में। ध्रुव तीर्थ के दाएँ तरफ एक और तीर्थ है जिसे तीर्थराज कहते हैं।
Varāha
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It records the integration of ancestral observances (Pitṛpakṣa) with pilgrimage geography, indicating how ritual calendars and local tīrthas were mutually reinforced in Purāṇic culture.
A tīrtha described as lying south of Dhruva-tīrtha is identified and ranked as tīrtharāja; the precise name is not supplied in this single verse.
The verse emphasizes remembrance and responsibility toward ancestors as a valued social-ethical practice, linked to place-based rites.
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