Varaha Purana 152.8: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 8
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ न विद्यते च पाताले नान्तरिक्षे न मानुषे ॥ समानं मथुराया हि प्रियं मम वसुन्धरे ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || na vidyate ca pātāle nāntarikṣe na mānuṣe || samānaṃ mathurāyā hi priyaṃ mama vasundhare ||
वराह भगवान बोले। पाताल में नहीं, आसमान में नहीं, और इंसान की दुनिया में भी नहीं। मथुरा जैसी कोई जगह नहीं है। यह धरती, मथुरा मुझे बहुत प्यारा है।
Varāha
FAQs
It is a canonical-style endorsement of Mathurā’s prominence, useful for studying how Purāṇic texts elevate specific cities within a cosmographic framework.
Mathurā is explicitly identified; in modern terms it corresponds to Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India, a major historical urban and pilgrimage center.
The verse implicitly promotes cultural heritage valuation: certain places are framed as uniquely significant, encouraging preservation-minded attention to sacred landscapes.
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