Varaha Purana 69.42: Adhyaya 69, Shloka 42
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
अद्यापि तं लोकवरं ध्यायंस्तिष्ठामि सुव्रत । कदा प्राप्स्येऽथ तं लोकमिति चिन्तापरोऽभवम् ॥ ६९.४२ ॥
adyāpi taṁ lokavaraṁ dhyāyaṁs tiṣṭhāmi suvrata | kadā prāpsye ’tha taṁ lokam iti cintāparo ’bhavam || 69.42 ||
आज भी मैं उस जगह के बारे में सोचता रहता हूँ। खड़ा रह के ध्यान करता हूँ। मेरा दिल यही सोचता है कि कब वहाँ पाऊँगा। बस यही चिंता रहती है।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary motif: disciplined observance (vrata) paired with contemplative aspiration toward an ‘excellent realm’ (lokavara), illustrating how sacred geography and ethical practice are linked in narrative theology and cultural memory.
No specific toponym or pilgrimage site is named in this single verse; it refers generically to an ‘excellent realm’ (lokavara). Identification of a concrete location would require adjacent verses in Adhyāya 69.
The verse foregrounds sustained contemplative focus and disciplined conduct (implied by the address suvrata) as a philosophical instruction: perseverance in practice and reflective intent directed toward a valued goal.
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