Varaha Purana 152.69: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 69
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
तत्राथ मुञ्चते प्राणान् मम लोके महीयते ॥ ध्रुवतीर्थे तु वसुधे यः श्राद्धं कुरुते नरः ॥
tatrātha muñcate prāṇān mama loke mahīyate || dhruvatīrthe tu vasudhe yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute naraḥ ||
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It reflects Purāṇic mortuary geography, where specific sites are associated with idealized death and ancestral rites, informing studies of ritual landscapes.
Dhruva-tīrtha is explicitly named; it is situated within the chapter’s Mathurā-oriented sacred topography.
It emphasizes responsibility toward ancestors through śrāddha and frames end-of-life conduct as ethically and culturally consequential.
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