Varaha Purana 160.40: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 40
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
नित्यं सन्निहिता तत्र सिद्धिदा पापनाशिनी ॥ कृष्णेन बलभद्रेण गोपैः कंसं जिघांसुभिः ॥
nityaṃ sannihitā tatra siddhidā pāpanāśinī || kṛṣṇena balabhadreṇa gopaiḥ kaṃsaṃ jighāṃsubhiḥ ||
वो देवी हमेशा वहाँ रहती है। काम करने में मदद करती है और पाप मिटाती है। जब कृष्ण, बलभद्र और गोप ने कंस को मारना था, तब भी वो थी।
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It illustrates how Purāṇic sacred geography is reinforced by narrative association—linking a site’s sanctity to well-known Kṛṣṇa-cycle figures and events.
A specific place-name is not given in this line; the verse functions as a narrative anchor for a shrine already being described in the chapter.
The verse emphasizes purification (pāpa-nāśa) and the pursuit of legitimate aims (siddhi) through culturally sanctioned pilgrimage and remembrance.
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