Varaha Purana 160.66: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 66
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
भयार्तेन च कृष्णेन ध्याता देवी च चण्डिका ॥ स्थापिताऽ सिद्धिदा तत्र नाम्ना चार्त्तिहरा ततः ॥
bhayārtena ca kṛṣṇena dhyātā devī ca caṇḍikā || sthāpitā siddhidā tatra nāmnā cārttiharā tataḥ ||
जब कृष्ण डर में था, उसने देवी चंडिका को याद किया। वहाँ वो स्थापित हुई जो सिद्धि देती है। उसका नाम आर्तिहरा है, यह परेशानी दूर करती है।
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FAQs
It provides an etiological explanation for a goddess’s local epithet (Ārttiharā), showing how fear-protection narratives authorize cult titles and sites.
A site where Caṇḍikā is established and named Ārttiharā within the described pilgrimage landscape (exact modern location not specified in the fragment).
The verse presents seeking protection and composure in crisis through contemplation and disciplined ritual establishment rather than panic or harm.
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