With deep reverence, Sūta continued his narration. The goddess Pṛthivī, bowing her head in humility, once more addressed the divine Varāha. She asked, “O greatly fortunate one, why is it that Mathurā is praised above all other places?” Śrī Varāha, radiant with compassion, replied, “Mathurā is renowned by that very name, and for me, nothing surpasses it. It is beautiful, worthy of praise, and it is also my own birthplace. Anyone who dwells in Mathurā attains liberation—of this, there is no doubt. O goddess, in Mathurā one may obtain that supreme result day by day, even within a single moment, or through mastery of the senses. Yet, those who are deluded by my own māyā, my divine illusion, continue to wander in worldly existence, ignorant of this truth. “Even if Mathurā’s glories are spoken by another, one is always freed from sins. When people depart from this world in Mathurā, while Janārdana is at rest, their ancestors are satisfied and remain fulfilled in the highest state until their stay ends. By my grace, they too attain supreme perfection, without doubt—even if they have not practiced Sāṅkhya or Yoga. Such is my grace. “Those who offer gifts and alms in Mathurā are verily gods in human form. And from the lineage of King Yayāti will come a Kṣatriya, increasing his family’s glory. In that land, I shall remain, assuming four forms, praised by the sages. One form will have the appearance of sandalwood, another will shine like gold. There, my secret names will be known, O beloved. “In that place, I will cause thirty-two to fall, O Earth, and there the ever-pure Yamunā will flow, ever-present and unchanging. The Yamunā reaches the Gaṅgā at Prayāga, known on earth as the Veṇī. The Yamunā is famous there, O goddess; there is no need for further inquiry. “In those sacred places where one bathes, O goddess, one is honored in my own world. Such a person is not reborn among mortals, but is born four-armed, divine. Thus, departing from life there, he comes to my world. Whoever bathes there attains my realm, and gains the fruit of beholding the deity, freed from all fatigue. Bathing there brings the same reward as at the holy place called Viśrānti. By simply making two circumambulations, one goes to Viṣṇu’s world. Whoever bathes there, O Devi, attains my realm, and receives the merit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice. Should one give up life there, he surely comes to my world. Even merely by bathing in those waters, one delights in the heights of heaven and is honored in my realm. “O Devi, in the land of the Pāñcālas is the foremost city, Kāmpilya. There lived a barber named Tiṃduka. Over a long time, his family fell into ruin. Renouncing all attachments, he journeyed to Mathurā. There, he performed a hundred good deeds and bathed in the sacred Yamunā river…” Thus did Śrī Varāha reveal the supreme glory of Mathurā and the sanctity of the Yamunā, bestowing liberation and divine merit upon all who approach with devotion.