Varaha Purana 174.59: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 59
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टो ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः ॥ जातिस्मरो महायोगी मोक्षमार्गपरायणः ॥
tataḥ svargāt paribhraṣṭo brāhmaṇo veda-pāragaḥ | jātismaro mahāyogī mokṣa-mārga-parāyaṇaḥ ||
फिर स्वर्ग से गिर कर एक ब्राह्मण मिला। वो वेदों का ज्ञानी था। उसको पुरानी जन्मों की याद आ गई। वो बड़ा योगी बन गया। मोक्ष के रास्ते पे चल पड़ा।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic soteriological pattern: heavenly enjoyment is finite, prompting a turn toward yoga and mokṣa; it also preserves technical terms like jātismara found across classical Indian philosophical literature.
No geographic location is named; the setting is cosmological (svarga) and biographical.
To recognize the limits of heavenly reward and orient one’s disciplined life toward liberation rather than temporary attainment.
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