तिष्ठेद्युगसहस्रं तु पादेनैकेन यः पुमान् 165.
Such a man must stand for a thousand ages on one foot.
परदाररता ये च ये नरा अजितेंद्रियाः
Those men who delight in others’ wives and whose senses are uncontrolled,
बलिभिक्षाप्रदातारस्ते मृताः क्रोधवर्जिताः
Those who give offerings and alms, dying free from anger,
यदन्येषां सहस्रेण ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम्
What is gained by a thousand great-souled brāhmaṇas elsewhere,
अनृग्वै माथुरो यत्र चतुर्वेदस्तथापरः
Where the one without Ṛgveda is called Māthura, and another is versed in all four Vedas,
भवन्ति सर्वतीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च
There exist all sacred places and holy abodes.
चतुर्वेदं परित्यज्य माथुरं पूजयेत्सदा
Abandoning the four Vedas, one should always worship Māthura.
मथुरावासिनो लोकान्पश्यन्ति च चतुर्भुजान्
The residents of Mathurā behold the worlds and the four-armed Lord.
ज्ञानिनस्तान्हि पश्यन्ति अज्ञाः पश्यन्ति तान्न च
The wise indeed see them; the ignorant do not see them.
इति श्रीवराहपुराणे मथुरामाहात्म्ये कूपप्रभावे ब्राह्मणमाहात्म्यं नाम पंचषष्ट्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the Śrī Varāha Purāṇa, in the section on the glory of Mathurā, in the account of the power of wells, is the one hundred sixty-fifth chapter named 'The Greatness of Brāhmaṇas.'
धरण्युवाच असिकुण्डेति संज्ञेयं तन्मे त्वं कथय प्रभो
The Earth said: This is known as Asikuṇḍa; please tell me about it, Lord.
श्रीवराह उवाच तीर्थयात्रानिमित्तेन स्वर्गलोकं गतः पुरा
Śrī Varāha said: Once, for the sake of pilgrimage, a king went to heaven.
गते स्वर्गं तु नृपतौ पुत्रो राज्यं चकार ह
When the king had gone to heaven, his son ruled the kingdom.
राज्यं च कुर्वतस्तस्य आगतो नारदस्तदा
While he was ruling the kingdom, Nārada came at that time.
प्रतिगृह्य च तत्सर्वं तमुवाच स नारदः
Having accepted all that, Nārada spoke to him.
इत्युक्त्वा नारदस्तत्र तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
Having said this, Nārada vanished right there.
तदा किमुक्तमृषिणा नारदेन पितुः कृते
At that time, what did the sage Nārada say on behalf of your father?
मन्त्रिणश्च ततो ज्ञात्वा पितुर्मरणमेव च
Then the ministers, having learned of the father's death,
अतएवोक्तमानृण्यं नारदेन पितुस्तव
Therefore, Nārada spoke of your father's freedom from debt.
विमतेर्बुद्धिरुत्पन्ना गच्छामो मथुरां पुरीम् 166.
A thought arose in the mind: Let us go to the city of Mathurā.
सर्वाणि तत्र तीर्थानि तिष्ठन्ति विविधानि च
There, all the sacred places and various holy sites are present.
युद्धं विमतिना सार्द्धं स्वयं कर्त्तुं न शक्नुमः
We are not able to fight directly with Vimatī.
गतानि तत्र तीर्थानि कल्पग्रामं वसुन्धरे
The holy places have gone there, O Earth, to Kalpagrāma.
यावन्निरीक्षयाम्यग्रं तावत्तिष्ठन्ति सन्निधौ जय विष्णो जयाचिंत्य जय देव जयाच्युत
As long as I observe the front, let them remain nearby. Victory to Viṣṇu, victory to the inconceivable, victory to the god, victory to Acyuta!
जय विश्वेश कर्त्तेश जय देव नमोऽस्तु ते तीर्थैः स्तुतोऽहं वसुधे वचनं चेदमब्रुवम्
Victory to the Lord of the universe, victory to the Lord of creation, victory to the god—salutations to you! O Earth, praised by the holy places, I spoke these words:
वरं वृणुत भद्रं वो यद्वो मनसि वर्त्तते वराह यदि देवेश अभयं दातुमर्हसि
Choose a boon, may good fortune be yours—whatever is in your mind. O Varāha, O Lord of gods, if you are able, grant us fearlessness.
सुपापिना विमतिना कृतस्त्रासः सुदारुणः
By the extremely sinful Vimatī, a terrible fear has been created.
श्रीवराह उवाच तत्र तीर्थनियोगेन आगतो मथुरां पुरीम्
Śrī Varāha said: By the arrangement of the holy places, I came to the city of Mathurā.
तत्रागते तु वसुधे युद्धं कृत्वा तु तेन वै सूदितो हि मया देवि अस्यग्रं निहितं भुवि
When I arrived there, O Earth, having fought with him, I slew him, O goddess, and placed his head on the ground.
असेरग्रेण तूद्धृत्य मृत्तिकां वरवर्णिनि असिकुण्डेति संज्ञा च प्राप्ता तेन वसुन्धरे ।।166.
Having lifted up the earth with the tip of the sword, O beautiful one, the place became known as Asikuṇḍa, O Earth.