Varaha Purana 160.20: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 20
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
येषां तु दर्शनादेव ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते ॥ शिवं सिद्धमुखं दृष्ट्वा स्थलानां फलमाप्नुयात् ॥
yeṣāṃ tu darśanād eva brahmaṇā saha modate | śivaṃ siddha-mukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā sthalānāṃ phalam āpnuyāt |
इन जगहों को देख के इंसान ब्रह्मा के साथ खुश होता है। शिव को देख लो, जिसे सिद्धमुख कहते हैं। उससे इन जगहों का फल मिलता है।
Varāha (default—speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It documents the concept of darśana as a culturally meaningful act and shows how Purāṇic tīrtha texts integrate multiple deity-cults within shared landscapes.
“Siddhamukha” appears as an epithet or place-associated designation of Śiva; the modern identification requires corroborating passages or regional tradition.
The verse emphasizes intentional visitation and respectful “seeing” as a disciplined mode of engaging heritage sites.
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