Varaha Purana 177.54: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 54
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
एवं साम्बपुरं नाम मथुरायां कुलेश्वरम् ॥ रथयात्रां तथा कृत्वा रविणा कथिता यदा
evaṃ sāmbapuraṃ nāma mathurāyāṃ kuleśvaram || rathayātrāṃ tathā kṛtvā raviṇā kathitā yadā
मथुरा में साम्बपुर नाम की जगह है, जहाँ कुलेश्वर भी है। जब रथ यात्रा निकलती है, तब सूर्य भगवान यह बात बताते हैं।
Varāha (default narrative voice to Pṛthivī framework)
FAQs
It preserves place-names and festival practices as part of a cultural memory system, useful for reconstructing historical sacred geographies and ritual calendars.
Mathurā is named; “Sāmbapura” appears as a locality or sacred precinct associated with Mathurā in the text’s tradition.
It suggests communal continuity through orderly public rites (such as ratha-yātrā) as a form of cultural stewardship.
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