Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
तस्मिन्स्नातो नरो देवि मम लोके महीयते ॥ अस्मिंस्तीर्थे पुरा वृत्तं तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ॥
tasmin snāto naro devi mama loke mahīyate || asmiṃs tīrthe purā vṛttaṃ tac chṛṇuṣva vasundhare ||
ദേവീ, ആ സ്ഥലത്ത് സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത മനുഷ്യൻ എന്റെ ലോകത്തിൽ മഹത്വപ്പെടുന്നു. വസുന്ധരേ, ഈ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ പുരാതനകാലത്ത് സംഭവിച്ചതിനെ കേൾക്കുക.
Varāha
It functions as a narrative hinge, transitioning from site-praise to an etiological story (origin/precedent) commonly used to authorize tīrtha importance.
The verse points to the immediately discussed tīrtha/kṣetra (contextually Tinduka), but does not add new geographic descriptors.
It emphasizes attentive listening and transmission of cultural memory tied to place—an archival value within Purāṇic storytelling.
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