Varaha Purana 149.49: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 49
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
मोदते ऋषिलोकॆषु पुण्यात्मा वै न संशयः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ॥
modate ṛṣilokeṣu puṇyātmā vai na saṃśayaḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇān kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram ||
Der Verdienstreiche erfreut sich in den Welten der ṛṣi; wahrlich, daran besteht kein Zweifel. Und wenn er hier seine Lebenshauche aufgibt, nachdem er eine äußerst schwere Tat vollbracht hat,
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It preserves a layered cosmology (Ṛṣiloka) tied to ethical merit and extraordinary effort, characteristic of Purāṇic moral-cosmological systems.
No specific terrestrial toponym is given in this verse; it continues the tīrtha context while naming a cosmological destination (Ṛṣiloka).
Merit and strenuous discipline (suduṣkara-karma) are emphasized as conditions for elevated outcomes.
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