Varaha Purana 39.12: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 12
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
Pūrva Bhāga · Dharma-śāstric and Vedānta-oriented Instruction (Ethical Discipline and Liberation)
एतान् धर्मानवस्थाय ब्रह्मणोपास्तिं रोचते । तस्य मुक्तिर्भवेन्नूनं वेदवादरतस्य च ॥ ३९.१२ ॥
etān dharmān avasthāya brahmaṇopāstiṃ rocate | tasya muktir bhaven nūnaṃ vedavādaratasya ca || 39.12 ||
etAn dharmAnavasthAya brahmaNopAstiM rochate | tasya muktirbhavennUnaM vedavAdaratasya cha || 39.12 ||
जब इंसान इन सब धरम में स्थिर हो जाता है, तब ब्रह्मा की भक्ति उसको अच्छी लगने लगती है। जो लोग वेद की बातों में लगे रहते हैं, उनको मुक्ति ज़रूर मिलती है।
Sandhi Notes
- धर्मानवस्थाय = धर्मान् + अवस्थाय
- ब्रह्मणोपास्तिम् = ब्रह्मणः + उपास्तिम्
- मुक्तिर्भवेत् = मुक्तिः + भवेत्
Varāha
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis in which ethical discipline (dharma) is presented as a prerequisite for contemplative orientation toward Brahman and the attainment of liberation, aligning Purāṇic instruction with Vedic and Vedānta-inflected soteriology.
No geographic location is explicitly mentioned in this verse; the focus is ethical and philosophical rather than topographical.
To become firmly established in prescribed dharmic disciplines; such steadiness is presented as enabling contemplative devotion to Brahman and leading toward liberation.
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