Varaha Purana 158.24: Adhyaya 158, Shloka 24
The Manifestation and Sanctifying Power of the Mathurā Tīrtha
पदे पदे तीर्थफलम् मथुरायां वसुंधरे॥ तत्र तत्र नरः स्नातो मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः॥
pade pade tīrthaphalaṁ mathurāyāṁ vasuṁdhare || tatra tatra naraḥ snāto mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ
वसुंधरा, मथुरा में हर कदम पर तीर्थ का फल मिलता है। जहाँ भी कोई वहाँ नहाता है, वो सारे पापों से आज़ाद हो जाता है।
Varāha
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It reflects Purāṇic strategies of sacralizing regional landscapes—here, Mathurā—by presenting it as densely endowed with tīrtha-merit.
Mathurā, a major North Indian heritage city associated with early Vaiṣṇava traditions; modern identification: Mathura (Uttar Pradesh, India).
The verse promotes ritual purification and disciplined pilgrimage practice as a means of moral self-reform.
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