Varaha Purana 168.2: Adhyaya 168, Shloka 2
The Merit of Seeing Mathurā’s Guardian-Deity and a Catalog of Mathurā’s Sacred Geography
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ दृष्ट्वा भूतपतिं देवं वरदं पापनाशनम् ॥ तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण मथुरायां फलं भवेत् ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || dṛṣṭvā bhūtapatiṃ devaṃ varadaṃ pāpanāśanam || tasya darśanamātreṇa mathurāyāṃ phalaṃ bhavet ||
वराह भगवान बोले। भगवान को देखो, वो सबका मालिक है। वो वरदान देता है और पाप मिटाता है। मथुरा में बस उसको देखने से ही फल मिलता है।
Varāha
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It reflects a Purāṇic pattern where sacred geography (kṣetra) is linked with specific modes of religious practice, here emphasizing the merit attributed to a direct encounter (darśana).
Mathurā—an ancient North Indian city traditionally identified with the Mathura region of present-day Uttar Pradesh, India.
The verse frames moral purification (pāpa-nāśana) as connected to disciplined encounter and reverence, presenting ethical renewal as a key outcome.
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