The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites
Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas
तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च माठुरं लभते फलम् ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान् मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥
tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca māṭhuraṃ labhate phalam || athātra muñcate prāṇān mama lokaṃ sa gacchati ||
അവിടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ജലം പാനം ചെയ്താൽ മഥുരാസംബന്ധമായ ഫലം ലഭിക്കുന്നു. പിന്നെ അവിടെ തന്നെ പ്രാണൻ വിട്ടാൽ എന്റെ ലോകത്തെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Varāha
It reflects a common Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya idiom: pilgrimage sites are mapped as cultural-heritage geographies where bathing and drinking are framed as meritorious acts.
Mathurā is explicitly referenced; the surrounding context aligns with the Yamunā river-region associated with North Indian sacred geography.
The verse promotes disciplined pilgrimage practice (ritual bathing and respectful use of water) as a culturally valued form of conduct.
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