Varaha Purana 139.21: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 21
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
गायनं ये प्रकुर्वन्ति मम कर्मपरायणाः ॥ तेषां यद्यत्फलं भूमे शृणुष्व गदतो मम
gāyanaṃ ye prakurvanti mama karmaparāyaṇāḥ || teṣāṃ yadyatphalaṃ bhūme śṛṇuṣva gadato mama
जो लोग मेरा काम करते हैं और मेरे लिए गाते हैं, उनको क्या मिलता है। हे धरती, सुन मैं तुम्हे बताता हूँ।
Varāha
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It documents the Purāṇic valorization of performed, oral devotion—useful for studying the history of recitation practices and vernacular performance cultures.
No specific location is named in this verse; the address to 'Bhūmi' functions as a personified interlocutor.
Devotional expression (singing/recitation) is framed as a disciplined practice aligned with prescribed conduct (karma).
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