Varaha Purana 152.10: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 10
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ शृणु कार्त्स्न्येन वसुधे कथ्यमानं मयानघे ॥ मथुरेति च विख्यातं तस्मान्नास्ति परं मम ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu kārtsnyena vasudhe kathyamānaṃ mayānaghe || mathureti ca vikhyātaṃ tasmān nāsti paraṃ mama ||
ശ്രീവരാഹൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—ഹേ വസുധേ, ഹേ നിർമലേ, ഞാൻ പറയുന്നതു പൂർണ്ണമായി കേൾക്കുക. ‘മഥുരാ’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമായതിനെക്കാൾ എനിക്ക് ഉയർന്നത് ഒന്നുമില്ല.
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FAQs
It marks an explicit rhetorical elevation of Mathurā within a tīrtha-ranking discourse, useful for mapping how Purāṇas construct prestige for key North Indian sites.
Mathurā is identified (modern Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India), widely recognized in historical geography as a major urban-sacred center.
The verse underscores careful listening and complete instruction (kārtsnyena), promoting thorough learning as a guiding principle.
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