Varaha Purana 160.39: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 39
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
प्रभा मल्ली च तत्रैव दृष्ट्वा कामानवाप्नुयात् ॥ महाविद्येश्वरी देवी कृष्णरक्षार्थमुद्यता ॥
prabhā mallī ca tatraiva dṛṣṭvā kāmānavāpnuyāt || mahāvidyeśvarī devī kṛṣṇarakṣārthamudyatā ||
वहाँ प्रभा और मल्ली को देख के इंसान को जो चाहिए वो मिलता है। महाविद्येश्वरी देवी कृष्ण की रक्षा के लिए तैयार है।
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It preserves a common Purāṇic pattern: named local presences (often shrines or sacred embodiments) are linked to darśana-phala (benefits from visiting/seeing), mapping devotion onto a pilgrimage itinerary.
The verse indicates “tatraiva” (there itself) but does not supply a modern-identifiable toponym in this line; identification depends on the chapter’s wider kṣetra context.
The text frames pilgrimage as purposeful and disciplined—seeking aims through sanctioned sacred encounters rather than through harm or disorder.
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