Varaha Purana 152.64: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 64
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
पृथिव्युवाच ॥ पुष्करं नैमिषं चैव पुरीं वाराणसीं तथा ॥ एतान् हित्वा महाभाग मथुरां किं प्रशंसति ॥
pṛthivy uvāca || puṣkaraṃ naimiṣaṃ caiva purīṃ vārāṇasīṃ tathā || etān hitvā mahābhāga mathurāṃ kiṃ praśaṃsati ||
पृथ्वी ने कहा: पुष्कर, नैमिष, और काशी, इनको छोड़ के, बड़े भाई, मथुरा की क्या खास बात है जो इतनी तारीफ हो रही है?
Pṛthivī
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It frames an inter-site comparison typical of tīrtha-māhātmya literature, revealing how Purāṇas negotiate prestige among major pilgrimage centers.
Puṣkara (Rajasthan), Naimiṣa (Naimiṣāraṇya, Uttar Pradesh), Vārāṇasī (Banaras), and Mathurā (Uttar Pradesh) are named as prominent sacred geographies.
The verse models inquiry and discernment—asking for reasons and criteria behind cultural valuation of places rather than assuming them.
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