Varaha Purana 154.2: Adhyaya 154, Shloka 2
The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites
Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas
पप्रच्छ च तदा भार्या यद्गुह्यं पूर्वभाषितम् ॥ पुरस्थेन तदा राज्ञा वक्ष्यामि मथुरां प्रति
papraccha ca tadā bhāryā yadguhyaṃ pūrvabhāṣitam || purasthena tadā rājñā vakṣyāmi mathurāṃ prati
അപ്പോൾ രാജ്ഞി മുമ്പ് പറഞ്ഞിരുന്ന ആ രഹസ്യത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് ചോദിച്ചു. രാജാവ് അവളുടെ മുമ്പിൽ നിന്നുകൊണ്ട് പറഞ്ഞു—“മഥുരയിലേക്കു പോകുന്ന വഴിയിൽ ഞാൻ അത് വിവരിക്കാം.”
Rājā (King) / Narrative voice
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It frames a Purāṇic travel-linked narration (toward Mathurā), a common device for embedding tīrtha traditions within courtly dialogue.
Mathurā—commonly identified with modern Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), a major North Indian heritage city with long textual attestation.
An implicit ethic of truthful disclosure within trusted relationships: the queen requests, and the king commits to narrate in due order.
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