Varaha Purana 152.3: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 3
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
तव शिष्या च दासी च त्वामहं शरणङ्गता ॥ जगद्धाता जगज्ज्योतिर्जगत्प्रभुरतन्द्रितः ॥
tava śiṣyā ca dāsī ca tvām ahaṃ śaraṇaṅgatā || jagaddhātā jagajjyotir jagatprabhur atandritaḥ ||
میں تیری شاگرد بھی ہوں اور تیری خادمہ بھی؛ میں تیری پناہ میں آئی ہوں۔ تو ہی دنیا کا سہارا، دنیا کی روشنی، اور ہمیشہ بیدار ربِّ عالم ہے۔
Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative posture: the inquirer adopts disciplehood to authorize the forthcoming instruction on tīrthas and dharma.
No geographic site is named here; the verse establishes the interpersonal frame for the sacred-geography teaching that follows.
It models humility and readiness to learn: ethical knowledge is approached through disciplined inquiry and acknowledgment of guidance.
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