Varaha Purana 149.57: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 57

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

अन्यथैतन्न पश्यन्ति मम कर्मपरायणाः ॥ चतुर्विंशतिद्वादश्यामर्द्धरात्रे यशस्विनि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.57

Transliteration

anyathaitanna paśyanti mama karmaparāyaṇāḥ || caturviṃśatidvādaśyām arddharātre yaśasvini ||

Translation

जो लोग मेरे काम में लगे रहते हैं, वो अलग तरह से नहीं देखते। यह बात चौबीस और बारह की तारीख को आधी रात में होती है।

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Word by Word

• anyathā: otherwise

• etat: this

• na paśyanti: do not see/perceive

• mama: my

• karma-parāyaṇāḥ: devoted to (prescribed) practice

• caturviṃśati: twenty-fourth

• dvādaśyām: on the twelfth (tithi)

• arddharātre: at midnight

• yaśasvini: O illustrious one (voc.)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Ancient Geography
• Ecological Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a calendrical ritual time-marker (tithi and midnight), indicating how Purāṇic texts encode observance schedules tied to sacred experiences.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named here; the verse focuses on timing (tithi and midnight) rather than place.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Steadiness in disciplined practice (karmaparāyaṇa) is treated as the basis for correct perception and participation.