Varaha Purana 148.47: Adhyaya 148, Shloka 47
The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline
अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान् मम कर्मपथे स्थितः ॥ ध्रुवलोकं परित्यज्य मम लोके महीयते ॥
athātra muñcate prāṇān mama karmapathe sthitaḥ || dhruvalokaṁ parityajya mama loke mahīyate ||
जो लोग मेरे बताए हुए रास्ते पे चलते हैं, अगर यहाँ मर जाएँ, वो ध्रुव के लोक को छोड़ देते हैं। फिर मेरे लोक में उनकी बड़ाई होती है।
Varāha
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It illustrates a Purāṇic linkage between place, disciplined practice (karmapatha), and post-mortem cosmology—useful for studying evolving models of liberation and merit.
The verse implies a specific ‘here’ within Varāha’s kṣetra context; the exact terrestrial correlate depends on the broader chapter’s tīrtha listings.
Steadfast adherence to a disciplined path of action (karmapatha) is presented as the key qualifying practice connected to an elevated posthumous state.
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