Varaha Purana 137.50: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 50
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
Uttara Bhāga · Kṣetra-māhātmya (Saukara-kṣetra) / Outcome Statement
त्यक्त्वा कलेवरं तूर्णं श्वेतद्वीपं प्रयान्ति ते ॥ अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे
tyaktvā kalevaraṁ tūṛṇaṁ śvetadvīpaṁ prayānti te || anyac ca te pravakṣyāmi tac chṛṇuṣva vasundhare
tyaktvA kalevaraM tUrNaM shvateddvIpaM prayAnti te || anyachcha te pravakShyAmi tachChRRiNuShva vasundhare
जब शरीर छोड़ देते हैं, वो सीधा स्वेतद्वीप पहुँच जाते हैं। अब मैं तुम्हे और भी कुछ बताता हूँ। धरती, यह भी सुन।
Sandhi Notes
- anyac ca → anyat ca (final -t before c)
- tac chṛṇuṣva: tat + śṛṇuṣva → tac chṛṇuṣva (t + ś → cch)
Varāha
Outer cleanliness and respectful gesture support inner devotion; body becomes an instrument of worship.
Before pūjā, bathe, wear clean simple clothing, compose oneself, and begin with praṇāma to Viṣṇu.
Ritual propriety: snāna, śauca, clean linen (kṣauma) garments, and praṇāma to Viṣṇu precede worship/vrata acts.
Purity and reverence make worship fruitful; neglect of śauca and proper approach undermines merit and efficacy.
Implied: purification and eligibility for Viṣṇu’s grace and the vow’s higher fruit.
Varāha Purāṇa 137.18 (snāna → śauca → kṣauma → praṇāma to Viṣṇu)
FAQs
Śvetadvīpa functions as a well-known Purāṇic cosmographic topos; the verse exemplifies how mythic geography is used to articulate post-mortem reward.
Śvetadvīpa is named; it is generally treated in Purāṇic literature as a mythic/cosmographic realm rather than a straightforward terrestrial site.
The passage reinforces disciplined observance and frames its outcome as a desirable post-mortem transition.
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