Varaha Purana 165.48: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 48
The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
प्रेतभावं गतस्यापि न मे ज्ञानस्य विभ्रमः ॥ ततश्च स वणिक्श्रेष्ठ आगत्य मथुरां पुरीम्
pretabhāvaṃ gatasya'pi na me jñānasya vibhramaḥ || tataś ca sa vaṇikśreṣṭha āgatya mathurāṃ purīm
मैं प्रेत बन गया फिर भी मुझे सब समझ में आता है। वो बड़ा सौदागर मथुरा आया और आगे बढ़ गया।
Preta (first hemistich); Narrator continuation (second hemistich) within the same narrative unit
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It combines social history (the figure of a vaṇikśreṣṭha) with sacred geography (Mathurā), showing how moral narratives travel through recognizable urban spaces.
Mathurā, an important historical city in North India with extensive archaeological and literary attestations.
The verse underscores accountability and clarity of recollection within the narrative, while moving the plot toward a geographically anchored resolution.
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