Varaha Purana 160.8: Adhyaya 160, Shloka 8
The Prescribed Emergence and Procedure of the Mathurā Circumambulation
Parikramā
एवं जागरणं कृत्वा नवम्यां नियतः शुचिः ॥ ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते संप्राप्ते ततो यात्रामुपक्रमेत् ॥
evaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā navamyāṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ || brāhme muhūrte saṃprāpte tato yātrām upakramet ||
नवमी की रात को जाग के गुज़ारो, अपने आप को साफ रख के। जब ब्रह्मा का टाइम आये, तब यात्रा शुरू करो।
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
FAQs
It reflects a standardized Purāṇic yātrā-ethos: bodily purification, time-discipline (brāhma-muhūrta), and regulated conduct before undertaking travel to a sacred site.
No specific site is named in this verse; the wider passage indicates a journey connected with Dakṣiṇakoṭi as a tīrtha.
Self-regulation and cleanliness (niyama, śauca) are presented as foundational disciplines before beginning a pilgrimage.
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