Varaha Purana 149.45: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 45
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
मुक्तसङ्गो महाभागे मोदते वरुणालये ॥ अथात्र मुंचते प्राणान् हंसकुण्डे वरानने ॥
muktasaṅgo mahābhāge modate varuṇālaye || athātra muñcate prāṇān haṃsakuṇḍe varānane ||
जो इंसान दुनिया के बंधन से आज़ाद हो जाता है, वो वरुण के घर खुश रहता है। अगर कोई हंसकुंड में मर जाता है, तो भी उसका भला ही होता है।
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It reflects a widespread Purāṇic theme: tīrthas are not only pilgrimage sites but also imagined gateways within a layered cosmology (e.g., Varuṇa’s sphere).
Haṃsakuṇḍa is the named site; the cosmological destination “Varuṇālaya” is conceptual rather than a mappable terrestrial location.
The verse foregrounds detachment (mukta-saṅga) as the inner qualification associated with auspicious outcomes.
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