Varaha Purana 160.14: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 14
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
दृष्ट्वा वसुमतीं देवीं तथैव ह्यपराजिताम् ॥ आयुधागारसंस्थां च नृणां सर्वभयापहाम् ॥
dṛṣṭvā vasumatīṃ devīṃ tathaiva hy aparājitām || āyudhāgārasaṃsthāṃ ca nṛṇāṃ sarvabhayāpahām ||
फिर वसुमती देवी का दर्शन करो। अपराजिता देवी को भी देखो। वो देवी आयुध घर में रहती है। यह लोगों का सब डर दूर करती है।
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
FAQs
It links pilgrimage preparation to household/fortified spaces (like an armory), indicating that protection rites were embedded in lived environments and institutional spaces.
No external toponym is given; the verse references an internal space (āyudhāgāra), suggesting a localized shrine or protective installation.
Acknowledge protective responsibilities and proceed with caution—seeking removal of fear as part of orderly travel conduct.
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