Varaha Purana 98.38: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 38
Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha
Uttara Bhāga · Boon request (vara) and assent
मुक्तिं चाहं व्रजामीति द्वितीयोऽस्तु वरो मम ॥ तथे त्युक्त्वा तु तौ देवौ दत्त्वा तस्य वरं शुभम्
muktiṃ cāhaṃ vrajāmīti dvitīyo 'stu varo mama || tathety uktvā tu tau devau dattvā tasya varaṃ śubham
muktiM chAhaM vrajAmIti dvitIyo.astu varo mama|| tathetyuktvA tu tau devau dattvA tasya varaM shubham
रिशि ने कहा, मुझे भी मुक्ति मिल जाए, यह मेरा दूसरा वरद है। दोनों देवता बोले, ठीक है। फिर उन्होंने वो वरद दे दिया।
Sandhi Notes
- चाहं = च + अहम्
- द्वितीयोऽस्तु = द्वितीयः + अस्तु
- तथे त्युक्त्वा = तथा + इति + उक्त्वा (tathetyuktvā)
Indra (boon request implied by first-person); narrative assent by deities
Request for mokṣa as a boon: ‘May I go to liberation; let this be my second boon.’
Mokṣa can be the highest ‘vara’; even within worldly divine economies, liberation is recognized as an auspicious end.
Prioritize liberation over secondary gains; frame desires as dharma-aligned intentions, seeking inner release rather than mere power.
98.98.2 (Indra’s approach to the sage); 98.98.4+ (implied continuation: consequences/fulfillment of the boon)
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It shows how Purāṇic narratives integrate mokṣa language into boon-exchange scenes, illustrating the spread of liberation-oriented vocabulary beyond strictly philosophical genres.
No location is named in this verse.
Liberation is framed as a legitimate and ‘auspicious’ aim, even within mythic power dynamics, emphasizing spiritual aspiration over worldly gain.
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