Varaha Purana 160.31: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 31
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
बलिह्रदं च तत्रैव जलक्रीडाकृतं शुभम् ॥ यस्य सन्दर्शनादेव सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
balihredaṃ ca tatraiva jalakrīḍākṛtaṃ śubham || yasya sandarśanād eva sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
वही बलि ह्रद है। यह पानी खेलने के लिए बनाया गया था। सिर्फ देखने से सारे पाप खत्म हो जाते हैं।
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It highlights a named waterbody (hrada) as a cultural heritage feature, illustrating how Purāṇic literature preserves micro-toponyms and associates them with ritual efficacy.
Bali-hrada, a specific pond/lake within the Mathurā–Vraja sacred landscape (exact modern identification varies by regional tradition and requires site-based scholarship).
By elevating a pond to a tīrtha-like status, the text implicitly supports careful regard for waterbodies as culturally significant and worthy of protection.
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