Varaha Purana 165.61: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 61
The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
ज्ञानिनस्तान्हि पश्यन्ति अज्ञानाः पश्यन्ति तान्न च
jñāninastān hi paśyanti ajñāḥ paśyanti tān na ca
जो लोग जानते हैं, वो समझते हैं यह बात। जो लोग नहीं जानते, वो कुछ नहीं देखते।
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It preserves a common Purāṇic epistemic theme: sacred realities are accessible through cultivated discernment, shaping how pilgrimage narratives were understood and transmitted.
The implied setting remains Mathurā (from the surrounding verses in Adhyāya 165).
It foregrounds the discipline of knowledge and attentiveness as prerequisites for perceiving meaning in sacred landscapes.
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