Varaha Purana 152.40: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 40
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
पाञ्चालविषये देवि काम्पिल्यं च पुरोत्तमम् ॥ धनधान्यसमायुक्तं ब्रह्मदत्तेन पालितम् ॥
pāñcālaviṣaye devi kāmpilyaṃ ca purottamam || dhanadhānyasamāyuktaṃ brahmadattena pālitam ||
اے دیوی! پانچال کے دیس میں کامپلیہ نامی ایک بہترین نگر تھا۔ وہ دولت اور غلے سے بھرپور تھا اور اس پر برہمدتّہ کی حکومت تھی۔
Varāha
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It anchors the forthcoming tīrtha narrative in a recognizable mahājanapada-era region (Pāñcāla) and a named urban center (Kāmpilya), blending legendary kingship with geographic memory.
Kāmpilya in the Pāñcāla region, often associated in scholarship with Kampil (Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh), though identifications should be treated cautiously and text-dependent.
It presents ideals of prosperous, well-governed settlement (protection, provision of grain), aligning political stewardship with cultural continuity.
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