Varaha Purana 152.5: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 5
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
जगद्धातुर्जगच्छास्त्रकृते न हि परिश्रमः ॥ त्वय्यायत्तं जगत्सर्वं यच्च किंचित्प्रवर्त्तते ॥
jagaddhātur jagacchāstra-kṛte na hi pariśramaḥ || tvayy āyattaṃ jagat sarvaṃ yac ca kiṃcit pravarttate ||
Para o sustentador do mundo não há esforço em compor o ensinamento para o mundo; de ti depende o universo inteiro e tudo o que, de algum modo, entra em atividade.
Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)
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It exemplifies how Purāṇic texts link cosmic order and textual instruction, presenting śāstra as an extension of world-order discourse.
No place-name appears; the verse is cosmological and rhetorical rather than geographic.
It frames responsibility and order: actions (pravṛtti) are portrayed as embedded in a larger dependence structure, encouraging reflective conduct.
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