Varaha Purana 161.10: Adhyaya 161, Shloka 10
The Efficacy of the Sacred Forests: The Merit of Pilgrimage to Mathurā’s Twelve Groves
यथाक्रमेण ये यात्रां वनानां च जितेन्द्रियाः ॥ करिष्यन्ति वरारोहे इन्द्रलोकं व्रजन्ति ते ॥
yathākrameṇa ye yātrāṃ vanānāṃ ca jitendriyāḥ || kariṣyanti varārohe indralokaṃ vrajanti te ||
जो लोग अपने मन को रोक के, सही क्रम से इन वनों की यात्रा करते हैं, वो इंद्र के लोक जाते हैं।
Varāha
FAQs
It documents an ordered pilgrimage itinerary and pairs it with ethical discipline (jitendriya), a common Purāṇic model for ritual travel.
The forests (vanāni) of the Mathurā/Braj circuit referenced in the chapter’s catalogue.
Pilgrimage is framed as requiring self-restraint and orderly conduct, not merely physical travel.
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