Varaha Purana 161.11: Adhyaya 161, Shloka 11
The Efficacy of the Sacred Forests: The Merit of Pilgrimage to Mathurā’s Twelve Groves
एकादशं तु भाण्डीरं द्वादशं वृन्दका वनम् ॥ एतानि ये प्रपश्यन्ति न ते नरकभोगिनः ॥
ekādaśaṃ tu bhāṇḍīraṃ dvādaśaṃ vṛndakā vanam || etāni ye prapaśyanti na te narakabhoginaḥ ||
ग्यारहवन वन भंडीरा है, बारहवन वन वृंदका है। जो लोग इन्हे देख लेते हैं, वो नरक में नहीं जाते।
Varāha
FAQs
It closes a toponymic list by emphasizing darśana (seeing) as a recognized mode of pilgrimage participation.
Bhāṇḍīra and Vṛndakāvana—named sites within the broader Mathurā/Braj sacred geography.
The text attributes moral benefit even to non-ritual engagement (beholding), implying an inclusive ethic of access to heritage landscapes.
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