Varaha Purana 157.32: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 32
Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā–Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle
तत्राथ मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥ वसुपत्रं महातीर्थं पुण्यं परममुत्तमम् ॥
tatrātha muñcate prāṇān mama lokaṃ sa gacchati || vasupatraṃ mahātīrthaṃ puṇyaṃ paramam uttamam ||
तत्र प्राणान् मुञ्चन् मम लोकं स गच्छति। वसुपत्रं महातीर्थं पुण्यं परममुत्तमम्॥
Varāha
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It explicitly names Vasupatra as a ‘mahātīrtha’, providing a key anchor for cataloging the text’s sacred geography and its promised outcomes (phala-śruti).
Vasupatra is the named tīrtha; the surrounding verses place it within the Mathurā-area pilgrimage landscape described in this chapter.
The verse primarily valorizes a heritage site; implicitly it encourages respectful engagement with designated sacred landscapes rather than making a coercive demand.
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