Varaha Purana 55.24: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 24
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजा पुनर्वचनमब्रवीत् । ममाप्यन्ते शुभं स्थानं प्रयच्छ परमेश्वर । यत्तन्मुनिपदं नाम यत्र गत्वा न शोचति ॥ ५५.२४ ॥
evam uktvā tato rājā punar vacanam abravīt | mamāpy ante śubhaṁ sthānaṁ prayaccha parameśvara | yat tan munipadaṁ nāma yatra gatvā na śocati || 55.24 ||
Nachdem er so gesprochen hatte, sagte der König erneut: „Gewähre mir auch am Ende (des Lebens) einen glückverheißenden Aufenthaltsort, o höchster Herr – jenen Ort, der ‘munipada’ heißt, die Stätte der Weisen; wer dorthin gelangt, kennt keine Trauer mehr.“
Rājā (King; interlocutor addressing Varāha/Parameśvara)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a royal figure seeks an ultimate, grief-free destination, illustrating the text’s didactic use of dialogue to frame soteriological aims (śubha-sthāna, freedom from sorrow) within classical Sanskrit literature.
The verse names a destination as “munipada” (the ‘station/abode of sages’). In this excerpt it functions as a named sacred or transcendent locus; a precise modern geographic identification is not possible without additional verses specifying a tīrtha, region, or topographic markers.
The passage foregrounds the aspirational ethic of seeking an end-of-life state characterized by the cessation of grief—presented as a legitimate request within a teacher–inquirer framework, emphasizing reflective pursuit of an auspicious culmination (śubhaṁ sthānam).
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