Varaha Purana 160.60: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 60
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
सुमङ्गलां ततो गच्छेद्यात्रासिद्धिं प्रसादयेत् ॥ सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ॥
sumaṅgalāṁ tato gacched yātrāsiddhiṁ prasādayet || sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike ||
उसके बाद सुमंगला नाम की जगह जाओ। वहाँ जाके शिव जी से यह बोलो कि मेरा यात्रा सफल कर दो। शिव जी, तुम सबसे अच्छे हो, मेरे सारे काम पूरे करो।
Varāha (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Indirect: Mathurā-maṇḍala framing; the Śaiva stuti coexists with Vaiṣṇava-Kṛṣṇa sacred geography typical of Mathurā-māhātmya layers.
Proceed to Sumāṅgalā and propitiate Śiva with a success-in-pilgrimage prayer (yātrā-siddhi-prārthanā).
Seeking divine prasāda aligns intention and action, strengthening yātrā-phala; irreverent or distracted travel yields attenuated merit.
Pilgrimage is not mere movement; it is consecrated by intention (saṅkalpa) and grace (prasāda), expressed through stuti.
At key stations, articulate a clear prayer for yātrā-siddhi; cultivate gratitude and dependence on īśvara rather than egoic ‘achievement’.
Varāha Purāṇa Mathurā-māhātmya: sequential tīrtha-visits and stuti formulas (surrounding verses)
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It preserves a formulaic invocation used in pilgrimage settings and records a named stop (Sumāṅgalā), indicating a mapped itinerary of sacred points.
A site called Sumāṅgalā within the described yātrā route (precise modern identification uncertain without additional manuscript context).
The verse emphasizes seeking ‘yātrā-siddhi’ through respectful supplication rather than presuming entitlement to spiritual results.
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