Varaha Purana 37.22: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 22
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
सोऽब्रवीद्यामि तं देशं यत्र विष्णुः सनातनः । त्वत्प्रसादाद् द्विजश्रेष्ठ मुक्तपाप्मा निरामयः ॥ ३७.२२ ॥
so 'bravīd yāmi taṃ deśaṃ yatra viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ | tvatprasādād dvijaśreṣṭha muktapāpmā nirāmayaḥ || 37.22 ||
Er sprach: „Ich werde in jene Sphäre gehen, wo Viṣṇu, der Ewige, weilt. Durch deine Gnade, o Bester der Zweimalgeborenen, bin ich von Sünde befreit und frei von Krankheit.“
Varāha (default speaker assignment; explicit speaker not stated in the excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which moral purification and well-being are linked to guidance from learned interlocutors and to travel toward a sanctified region, illustrating how sacred geography functions within Purāṇic literature.
The verse refers generically to “that region where the Eternal Viṣṇu is,” without naming a specific toponym in this fragment; identifying a modern location requires adjacent verses or chapter context.
The verse foregrounds a philosophical instruction that moral rehabilitation (release from wrongdoing) and personal well-being are associated with respectful reliance on counsel/favor and with purposeful movement toward a culturally sacralized place.
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