Afflicted by his own suffering, a Brahmin found himself face-to-face with a demon. The demon confessed, “Because of misconduct and the like, I have attained the state of a demon.” The Brahmin, moved by the demon’s plight and perceiving his friendly demeanor, spoke kindly: “You behave as a friend, O demon. Tell me, what shall I give you?” The demon replied, “By my own help, what dear thing shall I do for you? If you give, O Brahmin, that which is in my mind—” hinting at a wish yet unspoken. The conversation turned to matters of sacred places. The demon recalled, “And what was done at Viśrānti, after bathing at Mathurā—” prompting the Brahmin, weighed down by sorrow, to ask, “How do you know, O demon, of the holy place called Viśrānti? And how did it get that name? Tell me, O demon. The city named Ujjayinī—there I always dwelt. At some time, I went to the temple of Viṣṇu. Day by day, I would proclaim the greatness of the Viśrānti holy place.” The demon explained, “There, O faultless one, that place is known as Viśrānti, and I have heard its name. One rests there, and thus it is called Viśrānti, the place of rest. The fruit of a single bath has been given to you, O Rākṣasa.” Thus concluded the chapter known as “The Greatness of Viśrānti” in the Mathurā Māhātmya of the glorious Varāha Purāṇa. Then, the Earth herself spoke, asking the Lord to explain the merit gained simply by seeing that sacred place. Śrī Varāha replied: “By merely seeing it, one attains the fruit of Mathurā.” He recalled that, long ago, a thousand years of severe austerity were performed there, and invited her, “Choose a boon, auspicious one, whatever abides in your mind; you are omnipresent, O Lord of the gods, I have certainly known this.” The Earth prayed, “May my abode always be granted to me in Mathurā, O Lord.” Varāha assured her, “O Lord, you will be the guardian of the field in Mathurā. Otherwise, one would not attain perfection; thus it is, there is no doubt. A man attains perfection of such a kind by devotion in his own nature.” He described the extent of the Māthura region: “My Māthura region extends for twenty yojanas.” He revealed, “I have not spoken of this, O goddess, even to the great-souled Brahmā. I have kept it well hidden before, more secret than the most secret, supreme. In that region are the tīrthas; I will tell you of them, listen to this. O Vasudhā, I have declared to you the number of tīrthas in Mathurā: Praskandana and Bhāṇḍīra, and six equal to Kurukṣetra. Asikuṇḍa, along with Vaikuṇṭha, is remembered as the most excellent among the ten million sacred fords. Cakra Tīrtha, as well as Ākrūra, and the place known as Dvādaśāditya.” He emphasized, “There is no doubt that in Mathurā, the merit is a hundred times greater than at Kurukṣetra. Those who attain the greatness of Mathurā reach the supreme state. Whoever, at the time of death, remembers this with a pure mind—O Devi, this has been told to you; it destroys all sins.” With these words, the chapter concerning the greatness of Mathurā in the divine scripture of the Śrī Varāha Purāṇa came to an end. Śrī Varāha continued, “O Devi, I always reside there in Mathurā. Among all sacred fords, Mathurā is the highest and greatest. Indeed, all of that abides in the Cakra, truly by the foot of Kṛṣṇa. The inhabitants dwelling there surely attain liberation—there is no doubt.” He described the divine presence: “Between the two, the god stands, having the form of the Soma-cakra.” He declared, “Therefore, death here is equal to two crores in all actions. By this, indeed, imperishable worlds are attained—there is no doubt; even by the mere sacred thread, many families are protected.” Thus, the narrative extols the supreme sanctity and transformative merit of Mathurā and its holy places, as revealed by the Lord in the Varāha Purāṇa.