Varaha Purana 152.68: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 68
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
Uttara Bhāga · Mathurā-māhātmya (Exemplary Resident: Brahmin-Yogin)
तस्मिन् वरगृहे देवि ब्राह्मणो योगिनां वरः ॥ जातिस्मरो महाप्राज्ञो विष्णुभक्तो वसुन्धरे ॥
tasmin varagṛhe devi brāhmaṇo yogināṃ varaḥ || jātismaro mahāprājño viṣṇubhakto vasundhare ||
tasmin varagRRihe devi brAhmaNo yoginAM varaH|| jAtismaro mahAprAj~no viShNubhakto vasundhare
उस पावन घर में एक ब्राह्मण रहता है। वो बड़ा योगी है, अपनी पुरानी जन्में याद रखता है, और विष्णु का भक्त है।
Sandhi Notes
- वरगृहे = वर-गृहे (समास)
- जातिस्मरः = जाति-स्मरः
- महाप्राज्ञः = महा-प्राज्ञः
- विष्णुभक्तः = विष्णु-भक्तः।
Varāha
Curious, attentive to sacred geography and exemplary persons
Implicit: who dwells in that sacred abode and what qualities mark the tīrtha’s sanctity?
Tīrtha is not only water/land but also the presence of realized devotees; memory of past births signifies purified consciousness and continuity of saṃskāra.
Seek satsanga at pilgrimage sites; cultivate Viṣṇu-bhakti and yogic discipline so that wisdom (prajñā) matures.
Varāha continues instructive narration to Bhū-devī, describing a resident saintly brāhmaṇa in the tīrtha-region.
Indirect: Viṣṇu-bhakti in Mathurā region anticipates later Kṛṣṇa-bhakti prominence, though not explicit.
Nearby verses describing the tīrtha’s fruits and the fate of those who die there (152.152.4–6)
FAQs
It preserves an idealized portrait of a yogin-brāhmaṇa, useful for studying Purāṇic models of authority, memory, and devotion.
The setting is an ‘excellent abode’ within the Mathurā-centered narrative landscape of the chapter.
It highlights virtues of learning, disciplined practice, and devotion as exemplary traits within a culturally valued sacred environment.
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