Place

马图拉

मथुराMathurā

verses
677
books
17
chapters
214

What the texts say

The Mudgala Purana says Krishna was born in Mathura to Vasudeva and Devaki. Mudgala Purana 2.67.6 The Bhagavata Purana says Shatrughna, who killed the rakshasa Lavana, founded the town of Mathura. Bhagavatam 9.11.14 In the same Purana, Mathura is the Yadu capital, ruled by King Kamsa, a son of Ugrasena. Bhagavatam 10.50.4, 10.5.19, 9.24.24 Krishna later came to Mathura with Balarama and killed Kamsa. Bhagavatam 3.3.1 In the Vishnu Purana, Krishna then freed Ugrasena and consecrated him again in his kingdom. Vishnu Purana 5.21.9 The Padma Purana declares the river Yamuna a giver of liberation when joined with Mathura. Padma Purana 3.29.46

Where to read

Every verse that names 马图拉, book by book.

    • 165.11

      有一次,因缘际会,一支商队来到那里。其中有些商人是从摩图罗(Mathurā)出发的。

    • 152.8

      圣瓦罗诃(Śrī Varāha)说:无论在地下界(Pātāla),或在中空之域,或在人间诸界,都没有与摩图罗(Mathurā)相等者;因为摩图罗为我所钟爱,噢大地。

    • 169.40

      摩图罗(Mathurā)之民具何等品性与风貌,我亦如是,噢大地女神瓦孙达罗(Vasundharā)。诚然,摩图罗之人得满足时,我亦满足;对此毫无疑虑。

    • 1.10.26

      啊!雅度王族何其至可称颂;摩度林(摩图拉)之地何其至为福德清净!因为在那里,众生之最上领袖、吉祥天女之夫的薄伽梵降生,并于童年行走游嬉,使那片大地得以净化。

    • 3.3.1

      圣乌达婆说:随后,至上主施利·奎师那与施利·巴拉德瓦同往摩图拉城。为使父母欢喜,祂将众敌之首康萨从王座上拽下,以大力拖曳于地而诛杀之。

    • 9.11.14

      沙特鲁格那有二子:苏婆呼与室鲁陀塞那。婆罗多征服四方时,诛灭无数甘达婆,并将其财宝尽数奉献给罗摩旃陀罗王。沙特鲁格那亦斩杀名为罗伐那的罗刹——摩度罗刹之子,并在摩度林中建立名为“摩图罗”的城邑。

    • 2.5.17.3

      四面神啊,在马图拉,步步皆有圣河之功德。凡于此沐浴者,无论何处,皆得解脱于可怖之罪业。

    • 7.4.25.3

      在摩图罗有迦林底河(亚穆纳);在奎师那临在之处(堕罗迦)有戈摩提河。在阿约提亚有萨罗瑜河,恒受敬奉,能赐解脱。

    • 2.6.1.3

      众仙人说:国王立瓦杰罗于荣耀的马图拉之地,立其亲孙于象城之后离去,那二人做了什么,又如何行事?

    • 6.245.5

      在马图拉,王子依礼迎娶了戴瓦基——戴瓦卡之女——她容光焕发,具天神之美。

    • 5.73.43

      呜呼,迷途之人不识我城——至高永恒——古老之马图拉,令人心悦,为诸天神之主、那伽之主及诸大仙人所赞叹。

    • 6.246.5

      得到那位高尚古鲁的祝福和教导后,雅度族中最杰出的两人向他顶礼膜拜,然后启程前往马图拉。

Key chapters

The chapters where 马图拉 matters most.

  1. Mathurā’s Glory in the Month of Mārgaśīrṣa

    Skanda Purana 2.5.17 · 49 verses

  2. The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well

    Varaha Purana 165 · 16 verses

  3. The Slaying of Kaṁsa (and the Descent of Kṛṣṇa)

    Padma Purana 6.245 · 14 verses

  4. Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā

    Varaha Purana 152 · 13 verses

  5. The Greatness of Mathurā: The Ardhacandra Sacred Bathing Rite and the Procedure for the Yajñopavīta Observance

    Varaha Purana 169 · 10 verses

  6. The Greatness of Kapila-Varāha: The Efficacy of Vaikuṇṭha Tīrtha and the Installation History of the Varāha Image

    Varaha Purana 163 · 9 verses

  7. The Merit of Seeing Mathurā’s Guardian-Deity and a Catalog of Mathurā’s Sacred Geography

    Varaha Purana 168 · 9 verses

  8. Narration of the Glory of Vṛndāvana and the Sacred Places Beginning with Mathurā

    Padma Purana 5.73 · 8 verses

  9. The Glory of Dvārakā and Comparative Tīrtha-Merit

    Skanda Purana 7.4.25 · 8 verses

  10. The Procedure and Merit of Circumambulating Mathurā

    Varaha Purana 159 · 8 verses

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