Varaha Purana 169.1: Adhyaya 169, Shloka 1
The Greatness of Mathurā: The Ardhacandra Sacred Bathing Rite and the Procedure for the Yajñopavīta Observance
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ मथुरायाः परं क्षेत्रं त्रैलोक्ये न च विद्यते ॥ तस्यां वसाम्यहं देवि मथुरायां च सर्वदा ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || mathurāyāḥ paraṃ kṣetraṃ trailokye na ca vidyate || tasyāṃ vasāmy ahaṃ devi mathurāyāṃ ca sarvadā ||
वराह भगवान बोले, तीनों दुनिया में मथुरा से बड़ा कोई जगह नहीं है। मैं वहाँ रहता हूँ, देवी। मथुरा में हमेशा मेरा बसेरा है।
Varāha
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It exemplifies a Purāṇic mode of sacral geography, ranking a named place (Mathurā) as preeminent and thereby reflecting pilgrimage networks and regional cultural memory in early medieval Sanskrit literature.
Mathurā—classically the ancient city on the Yamunā river in present-day Uttar Pradesh, widely identified in historical geography and epigraphic-literary traditions.
A philosophical instruction of place-based reverence: the verse frames Mathurā as a heritage landscape worthy of protection, remembrance, and disciplined visitation.
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