Varaha Purana 13.23: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 23
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
एते वै लोकविभ्रष्टा लोकान् प्राप्य सनातनान् । पुनर्युगशतान्तेषु जायन्ते ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥ १३.२३ ॥
ete vai lokavibhraṣṭā lokān prāpya sanātanān | punaryugaśatānteṣu jāyante brahmavādinaḥ || 13.23 ||
Wahrlich, diese — von ihren früheren Welten abgeirrt — gelangen zu den ewigen Welten; und wiederum, am Ende von Hunderten von Yuga-Zyklen, werden sie als Brahmavādins geboren, als Ausleger des Brahman (Lehrer heiliger Lehre).
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, seeking clarity on karmic destiny across yuga-cycles","key_question":"How do beings who have fallen from prior attainments still reach eternal worlds, and why do they reappear after vast cycles as brahma-teachers?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology / karma-time doctrine","core_concept":"Even after a ‘fall’ from a prior station, latent saṃskāras can mature into access to higher, enduring realms; yet cosmic cycles can draw such beings back into embodiment as teachers when dharma needs re-articulation.","practical_application":"Treat spiritual learning as cumulative across lives; cultivate śravaṇa–manana so that, when memory/insight returns, it can ripen into guidance for others."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Cyclical Time","Karma and Rebirth","Soteriology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmological planes
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.24 (smṛti regained; yoga pursued); Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.25–27 (pitṛ/śrāddha taxonomy linked to yogic progress)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative, cosmic","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, didactic, spacious"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic model of cyclical cosmology, where vast yuga-based timeframes structure narratives of fall, attainment of higher realms, and re-emergence of learned teachers across cosmic cycles.
No specific geographic or pilgrimage location is named in this verse; it is framed in cosmological terms (lokas/worlds) rather than terrestrial geography.
The verse emphasizes long-term moral causality and the continuity of learning: beings may undergo decline and restoration across cosmic time, ultimately reappearing as transmitters of sacred knowledge, underscoring the value placed on disciplined understanding and teaching.
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