Varaha Purana 19.8 — Adhyaya 19, Shloka 8
The Glory of Lunar Days: The Pratipadā Observance and the Merit of Hearing Agni’s Origin
चतुर्युगानि षट्त्रिंशत् स्वर्लोकेऽसौ महीयते । तेजस्वी रूपसंपन्नो द्रव्यवान् जायते नरः ॥ १९.८ ॥
caturyugāni ṣaṭtriṃśat svarloke 'sau mahīyate | tejasvī rūpasaṃpanno dravyavān jāyate naraḥ || 19.8 ||
Sechsunddreißig Caturyugas lang wird jener im Svarga-loka geehrt; und danach wird er als Mensch geboren, strahlend, von vollendeter Gestalt und Schönheit, und mit Reichtum versehen.
Varāha (default dialogic frame; explicit speaker not provided in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"assured; hearing the promised fruit","key_question":"What specific heavenly and rebirth rewards arise from the Pratipadā vrata?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Pratipadā-upavāsa / Kṣīrāhāra-vrata (fruit statement)","tithi_month":"Pratipadā; month not specified","promised_fruit":"Honor in Svarga for 36 caturyugas; thereafter auspicious rebirth with tejas, beauty, completeness of form, and wealth."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala doctrine","core_concept":"Finite disciplined action, when aligned with dharma and devotion, yields extended subtle-world enjoyment and improved embodiment.","practical_application":"Treat vrata as long-term character formation: cultivate sattva (tejas, rūpa-sampat) through restraint and devotion rather than short-term gain."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: celestial world
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 19.19.7 (the observance that yields this fruit)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, expansive","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"sonorous, uplifting"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary feature—phala-śruti—where long-term heavenly reward and subsequent auspicious rebirth are used to frame ethical and ritual motivations within the broader cosmological imagination of early medieval Sanskrit traditions.
No specific terrestrial sacred site or geographic toponym is named in this verse; the only location referenced is Svarga-loka, a cosmological realm rather than a mappable historical place.
The verse conveys a philosophical instruction about karmic causality: virtuous or meritorious action (implied by the surrounding context) is presented as leading to honor in a heavenly realm and to an auspicious rebirth characterized by vitality, beauty, and material prosperity.
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