Varaha Purana 161.4: Adhyaya 161, Shloka 4
The Efficacy of the Sacred Forests: The Merit of Pilgrimage to Mathurā’s Twelve Groves
मथुरावासिनो ये च तीर्थानां चोपसेवकाः ॥ वनानां दर्शको वाथ मथुराक्रमकोऽपि वा ॥
mathurāvāsino ye ca tīrthānāṃ copasevakāḥ || vanānāṃ darśako vātha mathurākramako 'pi vā ||
മഥുരയിൽ വസിക്കുന്നവരും, തീർത്ഥങ്ങളുടെ സേവനം-ഉപാസനം ചെയ്യുന്നവരും; അതുപോലെ വനങ്ങളെ മാത്രം ദർശിക്കുന്നവൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മഥുരയിൽ കാലിടുന്നവൻ പോലും—
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It records a graded notion of pilgrimage participation—residence, ritual attendance, and even simple contact/seeing—useful for studying early pilgrimage theory.
Mathurā and its associated tīrthas/forests in the Braj region.
The verse broadens access to moral benefit by valuing even minimal engagement with culturally protected landscapes.
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