Varaha Purana 99.75: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 75
The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
कृत्वा पुण्यं विनीताś्वः सार्वभौमो नृपोत्तमः ॥ स्वर्गं च गतवान्सोऽपि यथा राजन् भवान् प्रभो ॥
kṛtvā puṇyaṁ vinītāśvaḥ sārvabhaumo nṛpottamaḥ || svargaṁ ca gatavān so 'pi yathā rājan bhavān prabho ||
वो राजा ने अच्छे काम किए। वो बड़ा राजा था, सब पर राज करता था। फिर वो स्वर्ग गया, जैसे तुम भी जाओगे राजा।
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It exemplifies Purāṇic didactic biography, where named kings function as moral exemplars within a broader discourse on dāna, puṇya, and post-mortem reward.
No specific place-name occurs here; the verse is doctrinal and exemplary rather than topographical.
Meritorious conduct—especially royal virtue expressed through ritual and giving—is presented as causally connected to auspicious post-mortem states.
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