Varaha Purana 139.97: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 97
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
नववर्षसहस्राणि नववर्षशतानि च ॥ कुबेरभवनं गत्वा मोदते वै यदृच्छया
navavarṣasahasrāṇi navavarṣaśatāni ca || kuberabhavanaṁ gatvā modate vai yadṛcchayā
नौ हज़ार साल और नौ सौ साल तक वो कुबेर के घर जाता है। वहाँ वो खुश रहता है, जैसे किसी अच्छी चीज़ से मिल गया हो।
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It exemplifies Purāṇic cosmographic imagination where merit is narrated through access to mythic abodes (e.g., Kubera), using hyperbolic time spans as a literary device.
“Kubera-bhavana” is a mythic/otherworldly abode associated with Kubera, not a securely identifiable historical location.
The text reinforces a cause-and-effect framing: disciplined ritual/aesthetic practice is linked with prolonged enjoyment in exalted realms.
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