Varaha Purana 137.99: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 99
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
Uttara Bhāga (approx.; internal division varies by recension) · Heavenly enjoyment and fall (svarga → rebirth)
नन्दनं समवाश्रित्य मोदन्ते चैव सर्वदा ॥ ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टो जायते विपुले कुले ॥
nandanaṁ samavāśritya modante caiva sarvadā || tataḥ svargāt paribhraṣṭo jāyate vipule kule ||
nandanaM samavAshritya modante chaiva sarvadA|| tataH svargAtparibhraShTo jAyate vipule kule
स्वर्ग में नंदन वन में रह के लोग हमेशा खुश रहते हैं। फिर जब स्वर्ग से गिरते हैं, तो बड़े घर में पैदा होते हैं।
Narrator/Instructor voice
Svarga is a temporary fruition of merit; after puṇya is spent, rebirth occurs—often in a high lineage corresponding to residual merit.
Do not mistake heavenly reward for liberation; pursue mokṣa-oriented practice (bhakti/jñāna) alongside dharma to transcend puṇya-kṣaya cycles.
Enjoyment in Nandana indicates prior puṇya; upon its exhaustion one falls from svarga and is reborn in an eminent family—showing graded karmic return.
Varāha Purāṇa 137 (discussion of karmic destinations and returns)
FAQs
It reflects standard Purāṇic cosmology: temporary heavenly reward followed by return to human birth, supporting comparative studies of afterlife models.
Nandana (Indra’s celestial garden), a mythic/celestial locale rather than a terrestrial site.
It underscores impermanence of rewards and the cyclical nature of outcomes, encouraging sustained ethical practice beyond short-term gain.
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