Varaha Purana 168.12: Adhyaya 168, Shloka 12
The Merit of Seeing Mathurā’s Guardian-Deity and a Catalog of Mathurā’s Sacred Geography
तस्यां तिष्ठन्ति तीर्थानि तानि वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु ॥ षष्टिकोटिसहस्राणि षष्टिकोटिशतानि च ॥
tasyāṃ tiṣṭhanti tīrthāni tāni vakṣyāmi tac chṛṇu || ṣaṣṭikoṭisahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭikoṭiśatāni ca ||
उस जगह पे बहुत सारे तीर्थ हैं। मैं अब तुम्हे उनके बारे में बताऊंगा, सुनो। उनकी गिनती इतनी ज़्यादा है, सौ-सौ करोड़ के हिसाब से।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic cataloging style in which sacred landscapes are mapped through lists and number-statements, useful for reconstructing the imagined religious geography of early medieval North India.
The passage points to the Mathurā region (explicitly named in the following verses), a major cultural and pilgrimage center in the Yamunā basin (modern Mathura, Uttar Pradesh).
The verse emphasizes attentive listening and transmission of knowledge about culturally protected places (tīrthas), implying stewardship through remembrance and documentation.
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