Varaha Purana 155.44: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 44
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
दृष्ट्वा मां दिव्यरूपं तु गतोऽसौ मथुरां पुरीम् ॥ दृष्टश्चाग्रे त्वहं तेन पुरुषो दिव्यरूपवान् ॥
dṛṣṭvā māṃ divyarūpaṃ tu gato’sau mathurāṃ purīm || dṛṣṭaś cāgre tv ahaṃ tena puruṣo divyarūpavān ||
నన్ను దివ్యరూపంలో దర్శించి అతడు మథురా నగరానికి వెళ్లాడు; అక్కడ అతని ముందే నేను దివ్యరూపధారి పురుషునిగా దర్శనమిచ్చాను.
Varāha (narrative voice; first-person self-reference)
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It provides a Purāṇic witness to Mathurā’s status as a significant sacred city and preserves a narrative pattern of divine encounter during pilgrimage.
Mathurā, an ancient city in the Yamunā region, widely identified with modern Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India.
The verse suggests that disciplined devotion and movement through sacred space culminate in transformative encounters, framed as a moral-spiritual reward within the narrative.
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