O lotus-eyed one, the greatness being spoken of here is most secret and powerful. Thus concludes the chapter known as “The Greatness of Lohargala” in the holy Varaha Purana. Now begins the praise of the sacred place of Mathura. Having heard of the divine greatness, the residents of Lohargala were filled with awe and devotion. At that moment, the Earth herself, bowing reverently, addressed the Lord of gods: “By your grace, O Lord, I have heard this most powerful scripture. I am your disciple and servant, and I have come to you for refuge. Through your favor, O Lord, I have become radiant, shining like gold. For the creator of the world, there is never any fatigue in establishing the laws of the universe. Having accomplished this, O Lord, my heart is filled with joy. Now, please tell me of that most auspicious and excellent holy place.” Śrī Varāha replied, “O Earth, Mathurā is equally dear to me.” Sūta then narrated how, bowing her head once again, the goddess addressed Varāha: “O greatly fortunate one, why is Mathurā praised above all other places?” Śrī Varāha answered, “Mathurā is renowned by that very name; for me, there is nothing higher. It is beautiful, praiseworthy, and it is also my birthplace. Whoever dwells there attains liberation—there is no doubt about this. O goddess, in Mathurā one obtains this result day after day. Indeed, even in a single moment, one may attain it there. One who has mastered the senses attains this result in Mathurā as well. But deluded by my own illusion, the ignorant wander endlessly in worldly existence. Yet, even if the name of Mathurā is merely uttered by another, one is always freed from sins. In Mathurā, when people depart from this world while Janārdana is at rest, their ancestors are satisfied and remain in the highest state until the end of their sojourn. They too attain supreme perfection by my grace—there is no doubt. Even without the practices of Sāṅkhya or Yoga, by my grace, there is no uncertainty. Those who offer gifts and alms in Mathurā are verily gods in human form. And from the lineage of King Yayāti, a Kṣatriya will be born, increasing his family’s glory. Assuming four forms, I will remain there, praised by the sages. One form will be as fair as sandalwood, the second will shine like gold. In that place, my secret names will exist, beloved one. There, I will cause thirty-two to fall, O Earth. There, the ever-pure Yamunā flows constantly, unchanging. She reaches the Gaṅgā at Prayāga, which is renowned on earth as the Veṇī. The Yamunā is famous there, O goddess—there is no need for further inquiry. In those places where one bathes, O goddess, one is honored in my own world. Such a person is not born again among mortals; instead, he is born four-armed. Thus, departing from life in Mathurā, he goes to my world. Whoever bathes there, O goddess, attains my world. He achieves that fruit, O goddess, having seen the deity and freed from all fatigue. He attains that result by bathing, just as one does in the place called Viśrānti. By making two circumambulations, he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.