Varaha Purana 139.16: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 16
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
क्रौञ्चद्वीपात्परिभ्रष्टो राजा भवति धार्मिकः॥ तेनैव गुणयोगेन श्वेतद्वीपं च गच्छति॥
krauñcadvīpāt paribhraṣṭo rājā bhavati dhārmikaḥ || tenaiva guṇayogena śvetadvīpaṃ ca gacchati ||
क्रौंच-द्वीप से जब वो नीचे आता है, वो धरम वाला राजा बन जाता है। उसी अच्छे करम के चक्कर में वो श्वेत-द्वीप भी जाता है।
Varāha
FAQs
It links ideals of kingship (dhārmika rājā) with cosmological progression, reflecting how Purāṇas integrate political ethics with metaphysical geography.
Krauñca-dvīpa and Śveta-dvīpa are Purāṇic cosmographical locations; they are generally treated as part of a mythic-cosmic map rather than fixed modern sites.
Cultivating virtues (guṇa) is portrayed as enabling both righteous leadership and further auspicious transitions.
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