Varaha Purana 53.6: Adhyaya 53, Shloka 6
The Origin Account of Saptamūrti Svara and the Emergence of Saṃbhūti through Vibhūti
Pūrva Bhāga · Prayāga Māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Pilgrimage Taxonomy)
चतुर्णां प्रथमो यस्तु चतुःशृङ्गसमास्थितः । वृषद्वितीयस्तत्प्रोक्तमार्गेणैव तृतीयकः । चतुर्थस्तत्प्रणीतस्तां पूज्य भक्त्या सुतं व्रजेत् ॥ ५३.६ ॥
caturṇāṃ prathamo yastu catuḥśṛṅgasamāsthitaḥ | vṛṣadvitīyastatproktamārgeṇaiva tṛtīyakaḥ | caturthastatpraṇītastāṃ pūjya bhaktyā sutaṃ vrajet || 53.6 ||
chaturNAM prathamo yastu chatuHshrRRi~NgasamAsthitaH | vRRiShadvitIyastatproktamArgeNaiva tRRitIyakaH | chaturthastatpraNItastAM pUjya bhaktyA sutaM vrajet || 53.6 ||
ในบรรดาทั้งสี่ คนแรกตั้งมั่น ณ จตุห์ศฤงคะ; คนที่สองถูกกล่าวว่าเป็น ‘วฤษภะ’; คนที่สามบรรลุได้โดยทางที่ได้ประกาศไว้เท่านั้น; คนที่สี่ถูกนำโดยคำสอนนั้น ครั้นบูชานางด้วยภักติแล้ว พึงไปสู่พระบุตรผู้เป็นทิพย์
Varāha
Sacred geography is not random: worship at designated nodes is meant to lead the pilgrim toward a culminating divine encounter.
Undertake yātrā with a mapped sequence (site → worship → onward movement), keeping bhakti as the inner thread rather than mere sightseeing.
Follow the declared sacred-route taxonomy: worship the designated sacred entity/site with bhakti and then proceed onward to the ‘son’ (higher deity/goal) as prescribed.
Correct observance of the prescribed tīrtha-sequence yields merit and successful access to the culminating deity; deviation breaks the intended fruit of the yātrā.
The closing ‘proceed to the (divine) son’ can be read as moving from Devī/tīrtha-worship toward Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa-centered devotion, foreshadowing Mathurā’s Kṛṣṇa axis.
Varāha Purāṇa: Mathurā-māhātmya sections that enumerate tīrthas and routes (adhyāya 53 immediate context)
FAQs
It preserves an internal fourfold classification (caturṇām) of places or ritual stations, reflecting how Purāṇic texts systematize pilgrimage practice through named toponyms and prescribed routes.
Catuḥśṛṅga and Vṛṣa are identified as named sacred locales; the excerpt does not provide enough contextual markers to securely map them to a single modern site without the surrounding verses.
The verse emphasizes orderly observance—following the stated route (mārga) and approaching with devotion (bhakti) through worship (pūjā)—as the recommended discipline for engaging with culturally significant sacred landscapes.
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