Varaha Purana 154.8: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 8
The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites
Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas
त्वया विवाहिता राजन्न च मां विजहात्स्मृतिः ॥ एतत्तीर्थप्रभावेन धर्मयुक्ता तथानघ
tvayā vivāhitā rājanna ca māṃ vijahātsmṛtiḥ || etattīrthaprabhāvena dharmayuktā tathānagha
राजा, तुमने मुझसे शादी की। मेरी याद भी नहीं गयी। इस तीर्थ की वजह से मैं धरम के साथ रही। मैं किसी भी बुराई से दूर थी।
Pīvarī
FAQs
It connects personal biography (marriage, memory) to sacred geography, a hallmark of Purāṇic moral storytelling.
A specific tīrtha is referenced but not named in this verse; it continues the Yamunā/Mathurā-region trajectory implied earlier.
The verse foregrounds dharma as an orienting principle, presented as strengthened through contact with culturally valued places.
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