Varaha Purana 160.32: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 32
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
ततः परं च कृष्णेन कुक्कुटैः क्रीडनं कृतम् ॥ यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण चण्डोऽपि गतिमाप्नुयात्
tataḥ paraṃ ca kṛṣṇena kukkuṭaiḥ krīḍanaṃ kṛtam || yasya darśanamātreṇa caṇḍo 'pi gatim āpnuyāt
फिर कृष्ण ने मुर्गियों के साथ खेला था। उस जगह को सिर्फ देख लो। बुरा आदमी भी उद्धार हो जाता है।
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It provides evidence for how Purāṇic tīrtha discourse could rhetorically extend access to spiritual ‘progress’ across social boundaries, while still using classical social categories that require careful historical contextualization.
A specific krīḍā-sthāna (play-site) within the Vraja–Mathurā region, characterized here by Kṛṣṇa’s play with kukkuṭas (roosters).
The text presents a universalizing claim: transformative benefit is available through encounter (darśana) with culturally sacred places, irrespective of social status.
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