Varaha Purana 33.32: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 32
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
Pūrva Bhāga · Phalaśruti (Recitation Benefits) / Stotra-śravaṇa-mahattva
यश्चैनं शृणुयान्नित्यं प्रातरुत्थाय मानवः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो रुद्रलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३३.३२ ॥
yaś cainaṁ śṛṇuyān nityaṁ prātar utthāya mānavaḥ | sarva-pāpa-vinirmukto rudralokam avāpnuyāt || 33.32 ||
yashchainaM shrRRiNuyAnnityaM prAtarutthAya mAnavaH | sarvapApavinirmukto rudralokamavApnuyAt || 33.32 ||
जो इंसान सुबह उठ के रोज़ यह सुनता है, उसके सारे पाप खत्म हो जाते हैं। वो रुद्र के पास पहुँच जाता है।
Sandhi Notes
- यश्च = यः + च
- चैनम् = च + एनम्
- शृणुयान्नित्यम् = शृणुयात् + नित्यम् (त् + न → न्न)
- प्रातरुत्थाय = प्रातर् + उत्थाय
- रुद्रलोकमवाप्नुयात् = रुद्रलोकम् + अवाप्नुयात्
Varāha
Śravaṇa (devotional hearing) as a direct purifier that transforms karmic burden and determines post-mortem gati.
Adopt a daily morning practice of listening/recitation with attention and regularity (nityam, prātaḥ-utthāya).
One should rise in the morning and regularly listen to (this sacred narration/teaching) as a purifying daily discipline.
Regular śravaṇa removes all sins (sarva-pāpa-vinirmukti) and grants attainment of Rudra-loka.
Phalaśruti-style conclusions at the end of adhyāyas in the Varāha Purāṇa (chapter-end merit statements)
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic feature called phalaśruti—statements describing the perceived benefits of hearing or reciting a text—reflecting how manuscripts were transmitted through oral-aural practices.
No terrestrial geographic site is named; the verse refers instead to a cosmological destination, Rudraloka (“the realm of Rudra”), a concept used in Purāṇic cosmography.
The verse promotes a disciplined practice of regular listening (śravaṇa), framed as a means of moral purification (release from pāpa) and an elevated post-mortem state.
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