Varaha Purana 142.39: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 39
The Greatness of Esoteric Practice: Menstrual Impurity, Mental Equanimity, and Seasonal Conjugal Ethics
कर्मणा यान्ति मत्स्थानं यान्ति मद्गाननिष्ठिताः ॥ यान्ति योगविदः स्थानं नास्ति चान्या परा गतिः ॥
karmaṇā yānti matsthānaṃ yānti madgānaniṣṭhitāḥ || yānti yogavidaḥ sthānaṃ nāsti cānyā parā gatiḥ ||
ដោយសកម្មភាព (karma) ពួកគេទៅដល់ធាន/លំនៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ; អ្នកដែលមានស្ថិរភាពក្នុងការច្រៀងសរសើរខ្ញុំ ក៏ទៅដល់ដូចគ្នា។ អ្នកដឹងយោគៈទៅដល់ស្ថានៈរបស់ខ្លួន—ក្រៅពីនេះ មិនមានគោលដៅខ្ពស់ជាងទៀតឡើយ។
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Varāha defines multiple salvific routes (karma, kīrtana/bhakti, yoga) and their destinations, instructing Earth on spiritual cosmology of attainment."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"contemplative, seeking orientation about highest goal"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"Foreshadows later Vaiṣṇava bhakti idiom (kīrtana/gāna) strongly associated with Kṛṣṇa traditions, though not explicitly Mathurā here."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Varāha as īśvara who apportions ‘stations’ (sthāna) according to sādhana: action consecrated to him, praise-singing devotion, and yogic realization each correspond to ordered cosmic outcomes.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Karma as yajña leading to ‘mat-sthāna’; gāna/kīrtana as offering of voice; yoga as inner sacrifice yielding a distinct yogin’s state.","vedantic_connection":"Affirms graded soteriology within a theistic frame: devotion and consecrated action culminate in the Lord’s abode; yogic knowledge yields its own ‘sthāna’—suggesting sāyujya/kaivalya-type distinctions depending on doctrine."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Soteriology (paths and fruits)","core_concept":"Multiple disciplines—karma, bhakti (gāna), and yoga—lead to definitive higher attainments; beyond these there is no superior ‘gati’.","practical_application":"Choose a stable primary discipline aligned with temperament; integrate praise/remembering with duty; pursue yoga with clarity about its intended fruit."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Yoga Philosophy","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Vīra
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 142.42 (citta-yoga/karma-yoga); Varāha Purāṇa 142.44 (citta as basis of jñāna/yoga/sāṃkhya)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A tripartite vision: three streams leading upward—ritual/action, devotional singing, and yogic meditation—each culminating in a luminous ‘station’. Varāha points the way as cosmic guide.","item_prompts":["Varāha indicating three paths","a house/realm labeled ‘mat-sthāna’","devotees singing with vīṇā/karatāla","a yogin in meditation","a sacrificer performing consecrated action"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: three-panel narrative within one frame, Varāha central, left karma-yajña scene, right kīrtana scene, lower yogin, all leading to a radiant Vaikuṇṭha-like mandala.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf ‘mat-sthāna’ shrine at top, embossed figures of singer-devotees and ritualist, yogin below, Varāha with commanding gesture.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced composition, soft glow for ‘mat-sthāna’, detailed instruments for gāna, serene yogin, refined ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: winding mountain paths converging to a luminous summit, small vignettes of singer, ritualist, yogin, Varāha as guide in foreground."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Assured and elevating","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"Medium","voice_tone":"Confident, expansive; slight emphasis on ‘mat-sthānam’ and ‘nāsti cānyā parā gatiḥ’"}
FAQs
It presents multiple disciplined approaches (action, praise/recitation, yoga) in a Purāṇic synthesis characteristic of later Sanskrit religio-philosophical literature.
No physical geography is named; the verse speaks of a metaphysical 'abode/station' (sthāna).
It valorizes disciplined action, devotional steadiness, and yogic knowledge as legitimate means toward the highest goal described by the speaker.
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