Varaha Purana 158.2: Adhyaya 158, Shloka 2
The Manifestation and Sanctifying Power of the Mathurā Tīrtha
Uttara Bhāga · Mathurā Tīrtha-prādurbhāva (Sacred Geography and Seasonal Practice)
वर्षाकाले तु स्थातव्यं यच्च स्थानं तु हर्षदम् ॥ पुण्यात्पुण्यतरं चैव माथुरे मम मण्डले ॥
varṣākāle tu sthātavyaṃ yacca sthānaṃ tu harṣadam || puṇyātpuṇyataraṃ caiva māthure mama maṇḍale
varShAkAle tu sthAtavyaM yachcha sthAnaM tu harShadam || puNyAtpuNyataraM chaiva mAthure mama maNDale
बारिश के टाइम वहाँ रहो। जो जगह तुम्हे खुशी दे, वहाँ रहो। मेरे मथुरा इलाके में वो जगह बहुत ज़्यादा पुण्य देती है।
Sandhi Notes
- यच्च = यत् + च
- पुण्यात्पुण्यतरं = पुण्यात् + पुण्यतरम् (t+p → tp)
- चैव = च + एव
Varāha (continued from 158.1)
Merit depends on both place and time; sustained presence in a sanctified region refines mind and conduct.
Plan varṣā-kāla residence/retreat in the kṣetra with restrained living, daily snāna, japa, and service.
During the rainy season, one should reside in Mathurā; any delightful spot there yields merit surpassing ordinary merit.
Residence (vāsa) in the kṣetra during varṣā amplifies puṇya; neglect loses heightened seasonal fruit.
Puṇyāt puṇyatara—accelerated merit and purification through sustained sacred residence.
Seasonal residence in Mathurā anticipates later Vaiṣṇava practice of cāturmāsya/vraja-vāsa associated with Kṛṣṇa-bhakti.
158.1 (maṇḍala extent and snāna-phala); 158.3 (tīrtha-convergence into Mathurā)
FAQs
It records a seasonal dimension of pilgrimage practice, indicating how landscape, climate, and ritual timing are integrated in Purāṇic sacred-geography discourse.
The Mathurā maṇḍala is referenced as the setting; no additional named sub-site appears in this verse.
It recommends attentive practice conditioned by season and place, implying a disciplined, context-aware approach to cultural landscape engagement.
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