Varaha Purana 161.6: Adhyaya 161, Shloka 6
The Efficacy of the Sacred Forests: The Merit of Pilgrimage to Mathurā’s Twelve Groves
आदौ मधुवनं नाम द्वितीयं तालमेव च ॥ वनं कुन्दवनं चैव तृतीयं वनमुत्तमम् ॥
ādau madhuvanaṃ nāma dvitīyaṃ tālam eva ca || vanaṃ kundavanaṃ caiva tṛtīyaṃ vanam uttamam ||
पहला वन मधुवन है। दूसरा वन तालवन है। तीसरा वन कुंदवन है, जो बड़ा अच्छा है।
Varāha
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It preserves a toponymic catalogue of sacred forests, valuable for reconstructing cultural landscapes and pilgrimage circuits.
Named forests associated with the Mathurā/Braj sacred region: Madhuvana, Tālavana, and Kundavana.
By foregrounding forests as sacred sites, the text implicitly supports respectful engagement with wooded landscapes as part of cultural stewardship.
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