Varaha Purana 169.41: Adhyaya 169, Shloka 41
The Greatness of Mathurā: The Ardhacandra Sacred Bathing Rite and the Procedure for the Yajñopavīta Observance
उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा गरुडं प्रति भाविनि ॥ श्रीकृष्ण उवाच ॥ मथुराणां च यद्रूपं तद्रूपं मे विहङ्गम
uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā garuḍaṁ prati bhāvini || śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca || māthurāṇāṁ ca yadrūpaṁ tadrūpaṁ me vihaṅgama
ഭാവിയെ അറിയുന്ന അവൾ ഗരുഡനോടു മൃദുവായ വാക്കുകളിൽ പറഞ്ഞു. ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ വിഹംഗമാ (പക്ഷീ)! മഥുരാവാസികളുടെ രൂപം എങ്ങനെയോ അതുതന്നെ എന്റെ രൂപം।
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic strategy of linking a revered geographic community (Mathurā) with an authoritative divine voice, reinforcing the cultural prestige of the region within pilgrimage literature.
Mathurā, a major North Indian sacred city associated in Sanskrit literature with the Vraja region; commonly identified with modern Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.
A philosophical emphasis on identification and belonging—valuing a place and its people as carrying meaningful ‘form’ (rūpa), which supports a broader ethic of cultural and geographic reverence.
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