Varaha Purana 160.52: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 52
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
गार्ग्यतीर्थे महापुण्ये नरस्तत्र तथा क्रमेत् ॥ भद्रेश्वरे महातीर्थे सोमतीर्थे तथैव च
gārgyatīrthe mahāpuṇye naras tatra tathā kramet || bhadreśvare mahātīrthe somatīrthe tathaiva ca
गार्ग्य तीर्थ बहुत पुण्य देता है, वहाँ भी जाओ। इसके बाद भद्रेश्वर तीर्थ जाओ। फिर सोम तीर्थ भी जाना चाहिए। एक के बाद एक, सब जगह जाओ।
Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
FAQs
It provides an itinerary-style enumeration of sacred sites, useful for reconstructing regional pilgrimage circuits and the textual geography of North Indian river basins.
Gārgya-tīrtha, Bhadreśvara, and Soma-tīrtha are named; these likely correspond to localized shrines/tīrthas requiring cross-checking with regional gazetteers and temple traditions.
The emphasis is on orderly conduct (krama) in pilgrimage—suggesting disciplined, sequential observance rather than arbitrary movement.
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