Varaha Purana 160.38: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 38
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
महाविद्येश्वरी देवी आरक्षं पापकं हरेत् ॥ क्षेत्रस्य रक्षणार्थं हि यात्रायाः सिद्धिदां नृणाम् ॥
mahāvidyeśvarī devī ārakṣaṃ pāpakaṃ haret || kṣetrasya rakṣaṇārthaṃ hi yātrāyāḥ siddhidāṃ nṛṇām ||
महाविद्येश्वरी देवी पाप दूर करती है और रक्षा करती है। यह क्षेत्र सेफ रखती है और लोगों की यात्रा सक्सेसफुल बनाती है।
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It reflects Purāṇic pilgrimage culture where a deity is framed as the guardian of a kṣetra (heritage-sacred landscape) and as the guarantor of yātrā-siddhi (successful completion of pilgrimage).
The verse refers generically to a kṣetra (sacred region) without naming it in this line; the surrounding verses in the chapter indicate a network of named shrines and waters.
Protection of a sacred landscape is presented as culturally valuable; the verse links personal conduct (removal of pāpa) with responsible participation in pilgrimage.
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