Varaha Purana 160.59: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 59
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-yātrā and Kṣetra-Māhātmya (ritual sequence)
विश्रान्तिसंज्ञके स्नानं कृत्वा च पितृतर्पणम् ॥ गतश्रमं परिक्रम्य स्तुत्वा दृष्ट्वा प्रणम्य च ॥
viśrāntisaṁjñake snānaṁ kṛtvā ca pitṛtarpaṇam || gataśramaṁ parikramya stutvā dṛṣṭvā praṇamya ca ||
vishrAntisaMj~nake snAnaM kRRitvA cha pitRRitarpaNam || gatashramaM parikramya stutvA dRRiShTvA praNamya cha
फिर विश्रांति नाम के जगह पे नहा लो। अपने पुरखों के लिए पानी चढ़ा दो। थक गए हो तो आराम कर लो। मंदिर के चारों तरफ चलो, भगवान की तारीफ करो, उन्हे देखो और मथा टेक लो।
Sandhi Notes
- विश्रान्तिसंज्ञके = विश्रान्ति-संज्ञके
- पितृतर्पणम् = पितृ-तर्पणम्
- गतश्रमम् = गत-श्रमम्
Varāha
Pilgrimage becomes efficacious when bodily purification (snāna), ancestral obligation (pitṛ-tarpaṇa), and devotional movement (parikramā) are integrated.
Begin yātrā with snāna and pitṛ-tarpaṇa; then circumambulate with mindful praise, attentive seeing, and humility (praṇāma).
At Viśrānti-tīrtha, bathe and perform pitṛ-tarpaṇa before undertaking parikramā with praise, darśana, and obeisance.
Proper pitṛ-tarpaṇa and tīrtha-snāna remove yātrā-śrama and yield tīrtha-phala; neglect implies diminished merit and unresolved pitṛ-ṛṇa.
Implicit: Viśrānti is later famed as a Yamunā ghāṭa associated with Kṛṣṇa’s līlā-rest; here it functions as tīrtha-vidhi within Mathurā-maṇḍala.
Varāha Purāṇa Mathurā-māhātmya: parikramā-krama and tīrtha-snāna prescriptions (adjacent verses)
FAQs
It documents a standardized pilgrimage liturgy combining tīrtha-bathing, ancestral rites, and shrine-circumambulation—useful for reconstructing premodern ritual practice.
A tīrtha named Viśrānti (likely a local sacred bathing spot within the Mathurā pilgrimage circuit).
Pilgrimage is presented as disciplined and orderly: purification, remembrance of ancestors, and respectful bodily gestures (praise and prostration).
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