Varaha Purana 152.70: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 70
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
येषां स्मरणमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ तीर्थानां चैव माहात्म्यं श्रुत्वा कामानवाप्नुयात् ॥
yeṣāṃ smaraṇamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || tīrthānāṃ caiva māhātmyaṃ śrutvā kāmān avāpnuyāt ||
Dengan sekadar mengingatinya sahaja, seseorang terlepas daripada segala dosa; dan setelah mendengar kemuliaan tīrtha-tīrtha, seseorang boleh memperoleh hajat yang diingini.
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It highlights the Purāṇic emphasis on accessible devotional technologies—hearing and remembrance—alongside physical pilgrimage, a key feature of later Sanskrit religious culture.
No single location is named; the verse generalizes across tīrthas as a category within the chapter’s sacred-geography discourse.
It encourages reflective remembrance and attentive listening as practices of moral self-regulation and cultural continuity.
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