Varaha Purana 153.32: Adhyaya 153, Shloka 32
The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests
वनं कुन्दवनं नाम तृतीयं चैवमुत्तमम् ॥ तत्र गत्वा नरो देवि कृतकृत्यो हि जायते ॥
vanaṃ kundavanaṃ nāma tṛtīyaṃ caivam uttamam || tatra gatvā naro devi kṛtakṛtyo hi jāyate ||
Ada sebuah rimba bernama Kundavana, disebut sebagai yang ketiga dan sungguh utama; wahai Devī, dengan pergi ke sana seseorang dikatakan menjadi kṛtakṛtya.
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It illustrates how Purāṇas preserve toponyms and sacred-landscape lists, functioning as cultural maps that connect ethics and place.
Kundavana is named as a forest-site; a precise modern identification is not provided in the verse-fragment and requires external historical-geographic correlation.
The verse emphasizes pilgrimage/visitation as a culturally valued practice associated with personal completion of duties.
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