Varaha Purana 152.30: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 30
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
न जायते स मर्त्येषु जायते च चतुर्भुजः ॥ अविमुक्ते नरः स्नातो मुक्तिं प्राप्नोत्यसंशयम्
na jāyate sa martyeṣu jāyate ca caturbhujaḥ || avimukte naraḥ snāto muktiṃ prāpnoty asaṃśayam
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It exemplifies “mokṣa geography,” where liberation is associated with specific sites and rites, an influential idea in the development of pilgrimage landscapes.
Avimukta—often identified in broader Sanskrit tradition with Kāśī/Vārāṇasī; this verse associates liberation with bathing there (identification may vary by textual tradition).
It frames liberation as connected to disciplined practice and place-based ritual, presenting a culturally embedded path of self-cultivation.
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