Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā–Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle
ज्येष्ठस्य शुक्लद्वादश्यां स्नात्वा सुनियतेंद्रियः ॥ मथुरायां हरिं दृष्ट्वा प्राप्नोति परमां गतिम् ॥
jyeṣṭhasya śukladvādaśyāṃ snātvā suniyatendriyaḥ || mathurāyāṃ hariṃ dṛṣṭvā prāpnoti paramāṃ gatim ||
جَیَیشٹھ کے شُکل پکش کی دْوادشی کو غسل کرکے، حواس کو خوب قابو میں رکھ کر، جو متھرا میں ہری کے درشن کرتا ہے وہ اعلیٰ ترین گتی (منزلِ نجات) پاتا ہے۔
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It reflects Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya style: calendrical observances and pilgrimage acts are linked with soteriological outcomes, illustrating how ritual time and sacred space were literarily integrated.
Mathurā—classically identified with the historical city on the Yamunā River in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India, long attested as a major North Indian pilgrimage center.
Self-restraint (indriya-niyama) is presented as the qualifying discipline accompanying ritual bathing and pilgrimage.
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