Varaha Purana 179.22: Adhyaya 179, Shloka 22
Enumeration of Ritual Offenses and Their Expiations; The Sacred Merit of Saukara and Mathurā Pilgrimage
मथुरायां तथाप्येवं सापराधः शुचिर्भवेत् ॥ अनयोस्तीर्थयोरेवं यः सेवेत सकृन्नरः ॥
mathurāyāṃ tathāpy evaṃ sāparādhaḥ śucir bhavet || anayostīrthayor evaṃ yaḥ seveta sakṛn naraḥ
मथुरा में भी ऐसा ही होता है। वहाँ भी बड़े पाप करने वाला इंसान साफ़ हो सकता है। इन दोनों तीर्थों में एक बार भी जाने से काम बनता है।
Varāha (continued instruction; speaker explicit in prior verse)
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It positions Mathurā as a major node in Purāṇic pilgrimage networks, indicating the text’s role in reinforcing the cultural prominence of specific urban sacred centers.
Mathurā (modern Mathura, Uttar Pradesh) is explicitly named as a purifying sacred site.
The verse asserts that moral purification is accessible even to those with transgressions, through engagement with designated sacred places.
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