Varaha Purana 139.23: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 23
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
रूपवाग्गुणवान् सिद्धः सर्ववेदविदां वरः ॥ नित्यं पश्यति तत्रस्थो देवराजं न संशयः
rūpavān guṇavān siddhaḥ sarvavedavidāṃ varaḥ || nityaṃ paśyati tatrastho devarājaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
वो सुंदर है, अच्छे गुण वाला है, और सिद्ध भी है। वो सब वेदों को जानने वालों में बड़ा है। वहाँ रह के वो इंद्र को रोज़ देखता है। इसमें कोई शक नहीं है।
Varāha
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It illustrates how Purāṇic texts link devotional practice with classical markers of prestige—beauty, virtue, siddhi, and Vedic erudition.
The setting implied is Indra’s celestial realm (Indraloka), a cosmological rather than terrestrial location.
Virtue and disciplined practice are portrayed as mutually reinforcing qualities leading to elevated status.
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