Varaha Purana 149.56: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 56
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
Uttara Bhāga · Tīrtha-Māhātmya (Sacred Geography and Pilgrimage Merit)
सर्वान्स्वर्गान्समुत्सृज्य मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥ तत्राश्चर्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि कथ्यमानं शृणुष्व मे ॥
sarvān svargān samutsṛjya mama lokaṃ sa gacchati || tatrāścaryaṃ pravakṣyāmi kathyamānaṃ śṛṇuṣva me ||
sarvAnsvargAnsamutsRRijya mama lokaM sa gachChati|| tatrAshcharyaM pravakShyAmi kathyamAnaM shRRiNuShva me
वो सारे स्वर्ग छोड़ के मेरे पास आता है। अब मैं तुम्हे एक अजब बात बताता हूँ, ध्यान से सुनो।
Varāha
Attentive, wonder-struck anticipation
What lies beyond even the highest heavens, and what is the nature of your world and its marvel?
The highest goal is not heavenly enjoyment but reaching the Lord’s own realm through devotion and purification.
Reorient religious practice from reward-seeking to God-seeking; listen (śravaṇa) and internalize teachings that lead beyond svarga.
Varāha promises Bhūmi a further revelation about his loka, continuing the didactic dialogue.
Transcending ‘all heavens’ indicates the superiority of Bhagavat-loka over karmic realms; Varāha as the doorway from karma to grace.
Beyond ‘svarga’ (ritual reward) lies ‘mama loka’ (the Lord as the final ‘yajña-puruṣa’ goal).
Movement from bhoga-loka to Bhagavat-sāyujya/sāmīpya (depending on tradition): the Supreme as the ultimate āśraya.
Varāha Purāṇa 149.63-149.64 (the ‘marvel’ described as sound, fragrance, auspicious signs)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic cosmology where heavenly rewards are finite and surpassed by entry into a higher divine realm.
No terrestrial place is specified; “my world” (mama loka) is a cosmological/theological realm designation.
The verse implies a hierarchy of aims: not stopping at temporary rewards but orienting toward a higher goal.
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