Varaha Purana 169.20: Adhyaya 169, Shloka 20
The Greatness of Mathurā: The Ardhacandra Sacred Bathing Rite and the Procedure for the Yajñopavīta Observance
तदा गतोऽसौ वसुधे देवस्याग्रे विहङ्गमः ॥ कृष्णस्य दर्शनार्थाय दिव्यं स्तोत्रमुदीरयन् ॥
tadā gato 'sau vasudhe devasyāgre vihaṅgamaḥ || kṛṣṇasya darśanārthāya divyaṃ stotram udīrayan ||
फिर वो पक्षी कृष्ण के पास गया। कृष्ण को देखने के लिए उसने एक स्तोत्र पढ़ा। वो स्तोत्र बहुत पवित्र था।
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It attests to the stotra as a recognized literary-ritual technology within Purāṇic culture, linking devotion, speech, and access to sacred presence.
The verse implies the Mathurā setting from the immediately preceding narrative, though Mathurā is not repeated by name here.
It elevates disciplined speech (hymn/recitation) and intentionality (darśanārtha) as culturally valued means of approach.
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