Varaha Purana 157.33: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 33
Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā-Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle
मथुरादक्षिणे पार्श्वे क्षेत्रं फाल्गुनकं तथा ॥ तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च परलोके महीयते ॥
mathurādakṣiṇe pārśve kṣetraṃ phālgunakaṃ tathā || tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca paraloke mahīyate ||
मथुरा के दक्षिण तरफ फाल्गुनक नाम का क्षेत्र है। वहाँ नहा के पानी पी लो, तो मरने के बाद बहुत इज्जत मिलती है।
Varāha
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It provides a directional locator (‘south of Mathurā’) and a named kṣetra (Phālgunaka), valuable for mapping Purāṇic place-memory and pilgrimage routes.
Mathurā is the reference city; Phālgunaka is the named sacred region located to its south.
It highlights respectful use of water at heritage sites (bathing and drinking), implicitly foregrounding the importance of maintaining clean and accessible water sources.
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