Varaha Purana 124.32: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 32
Ritual Observances Aligned with the Seasons
Seasonal Devotional Procedure
प्रापणं कीदृशं चापि कासु दिक्षु तथा प्रभो ।। कथं योनिं न गच्छेत वियोनिं न च गच्छति ॥
prāpaṇaṁ kīdṛśaṁ cāpi kāsu dikṣu tathā prabho || kathaṁ yoniṁ na gacchet viyoniṁ na ca gacchati ||
Und welcher Art ist dieses „Erlangen“, und in welchen Richtungen oder Gegenden wird davon gesprochen, o Herr? Wie gelangt man nicht in einen Schoß (d. h. nicht zur Wiedergeburt), und wie geht man nicht in einen ungehörigen, unpassenden Schoß?
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It shows how Purāṇic texts articulate rebirth theory through concrete imagery (yoni) and cosmological language (directions), integrating ethics with cosmology.
No named place is given; “dik” is cosmological (quarters) rather than a specific site.
To seek a mode of practice that prevents harmful karmic trajectories culminating in rebirth, especially undesirable forms of birth.
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