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The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
वसुदेवेन देवक्या गर्भस्य रक्षणाय च ॥ कृतमेकान्तशयनं महापातकनाशनम्
vasudevena devakyā garbhasya rakṣaṇāya ca || kṛtam ekāntaśayanaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam
वासुदेव और देवकी ने बच्चे की हिफाज़त के लिए एक अलग कमरा बनाया। यह बड़े पाप मिटाता है।
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It shows how narrative memory (Vasudeva–Devakī) is anchored to a named or typified place (ekāntaśayana), contributing to the formation of pilgrimage topography.
An ‘ekāntaśayana’ site within the broader Mathurā-related sacred landscape associated with Vasudeva and Devakī traditions.
Protection and care (rakṣaṇā) for vulnerable life is foregrounded, presented through the cultural motif of safeguarding the garbha.
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