Varaha Purana 168.17: Adhyaya 168, Shloka 17
The Merit of Seeing Mathurā’s Guardian-Deity and a Catalog of Mathurā’s Sacred Geography
कुरुक्षेत्राच्छतगुणं मथुरायां न संशयः ॥ ये पठन्ति महाभागाः शृण्वन्ति च समाहिताः ॥
kurukṣetrāc chataguṇaṃ mathurāyāṃ na saṃśayaḥ || ye paṭhanti mahābhāgāḥ śṛṇvanti ca samāhitāḥ ||
मथुरा में पुण्य सौ गुना ज़्यादा है, कुरुक्षेत्र से। इसमें कोई शक नहीं है। जो लोग यह पढ़ते हैं, वो भगवान का कृपा पाते हैं। और जो ध्यान से सुनते हैं, उनका भी भला होता है।
Varāha
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Merit-comparison formulas are a hallmark of māhātmya composition, indicating competition and negotiation among pilgrimage centers in the textual imagination.
Mathurā is foregrounded and compared against Kurukṣetra, a major North Indian pilgrimage region used here as a reference point.
The text highlights disciplined attention (samāhita) in learning and listening, presenting focused study as a valued practice.
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