Varaha Purana 160.26: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 26
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
चर्चिका योगिनी तत्र योगिनीपरिवारिता ॥ कृष्णस्य रक्षणार्थं हि स्थिता सा दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥
carcikā yoginī tatra yoginī-parivāritā | kṛṣṇasya rakṣaṇārthaṃ hi sthitā sā dakṣiṇāṃ diśam |
वहाँ चर्चिका योगिनी है, उसके साथ बहुत सारी योगिनियाँ हैं। वो दक्षिण दिशा में खड़ी है, कृष्ण की रक्षा के लिए।
Varāha (default—speaker not explicit in excerpt)
FAQs
It shows how Purāṇic sacred geography integrates yoginī-cults and directional mapping, useful for reconstructing regional ritual topographies.
A southern-direction placement is given, but no specific toponym is supplied in the excerpt.
It presents protective guardianship as a cultural motif attached to place, encouraging respectful orientation within a sacred landscape.
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