Varaha Purana 153.4: Adhyaya 153, Shloka 4
The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests
तत्र स्नातो मृतो वापि मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥ पुनरन्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे ॥
tatra snāto mṛto vāpi mama lokaṁ sa gacchati || punar anyat pravakṣyāmi tac chṛṇuṣva vasundhare ||
അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് അവിടെയേ മരിച്ചാലും അവൻ എന്റെ ലോകത്തെത്തുന്നു. ഇനി മറ്റൊന്നും ഞാൻ പ്രസ്താവിക്കും—വസുന്ധരേ, അത് കേൾക്കുക.
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It explicitly marks the dialogic frame (Varāha addressing Earth), indicating a didactic narrative structure typical of Purāṇic chapters.
The same Mathurā-region tīrtha context continues; the verse points to the site where bathing is performed (contextually Saṁyamana).
An instruction in attentive listening and transmission of knowledge, alongside the cultural practice of recognizing tīrthas as meaningful heritage places.
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