Varaha Purana 165.58: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 58
The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
भवन्ति सर्वतीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च ॥ मङ्गलानि च सर्वाणि यत्र तिष्ठन्ति माथुराः ॥
bhavanti sarvatīrthāni puṇyāny āyatanāni ca || maṅgalāni ca sarvāṇi yatra tiṣṭhanti māthurāḥ ||
जहाँ मथुरा के लोग रहते हैं, वहाँ सब तीर्थ आ जाते हैं। सब पुण्य स्थान वहाँ आ जाते हैं। सब अच्छी बातें वहाँ होती हैं जहाँ मथुरा वाले बैठे हैं।
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It demonstrates a place-making technique: concentrating the ‘network’ of tīrthas and auspiciousness into a single city/community, reinforcing Mathurā’s cultural centrality.
Mathurā (implied by māthurāḥ, “Mathurā’s people”).
It implicitly promotes respectful engagement with a heritage community and its sacred landscape, presenting it as a locus of auspicious cultural practices.
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