Varaha Purana 160.4: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 4
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
ब्रह्मचर्येण तां रात्रिं कृत्वा सङ्कल्प्य मानसे ॥ धौतवस्त्रेण सुस्नातो मौनव्रतपरायणः।
brahmacaryeṇa tāṁ rātriṁ kṛtvā saṅkalpya mānase || dhautavastreṇa susnāto maunavrataparāyaṇaḥ
रात को ब्रह्मचर्य में गुज़ारना, और मन में नियत बना लेना। नहा के साफ कपड़े पहन लेना, और चुप रहने का व्रत रखना।
Varāha (continued instruction)
FAQs
It documents standard vow-elements (brahmacarya, mauna, saṅkalpa) used to structure pilgrimage as a temporary ascetic discipline.
No additional place-name appears; the verse describes preparatory conduct within the Mathurā pilgrimage frame.
Cultivation of self-restraint and intentionality—discipline of body, speech, and mind as preparation for sacred movement.
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