Varaha Purana 159.16: Adhyaya 159, Shloka 16
The Procedure and Merit of Circumambulating Mathurā
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ पुरा सप्तर्षिभिः पृष्टो ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ॥ इदमेव पुरा प्रोक्तं यथा पृष्टा त्वया ह्यहम् ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || purā saptarṣibhiḥ pṛṣṭo brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ || idam eva purā proktaṃ yathā pṛṣṭā tvayā hy aham ||
वराह भगवान बोले। पहले भी सात रिशि ब्रह्मा से यही बात पूछ के आए थे। ब्रह्मा दुनिया के बड़े हैं। उन्होंने भी वही बताया जो मैं अब तुम्हे बता रहा हूँ।
Varāha
FAQs
It employs a common Purāṇic authority-chain (Brahmā → sages → present speaker) that legitimizes ritual and geographic instruction as inherited tradition.
No location is named here; the verse establishes the pedigree of the forthcoming Mathurā-related procedure.
To value transmitted knowledge and careful inquiry, presenting instruction as part of a responsible tradition of teaching.
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