Varaha Purana 126.87 — Adhyaya 126, Shloka 87
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे तु जायते विपुले कुले ॥ द्रव्यवान् गुणवांश्चैव जायते तत्र मानवः ॥
pūrṇe varṣasahasre tu jāyate vipule kule || dravyavān guṇavāṁś caiva jāyate tatra mānavaḥ ||
ເມື່ອຄົບພັນປີແລ້ວ ບຸກຄົນຈະເກີດຢູ່ນັ້ນໃນຕະກູນອັນສູງສົ່ງ—ມີຊັບສິນຫຼາຍ ແລະປະກອບດ້ວຍຄຸນທຳ।
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"reassured by phalaśruti outcomes","key_question":"What long-term karmic result follows the promised heavenly enjoyment—does merit continue into rebirth?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala continuity","core_concept":"Puṇya produces layered results: enjoyment in higher lokas and, after its exhaustion, favorable rebirth with saṃskāra of virtue.","practical_application":"Pursue meritorious acts with ethical conduct so that both immediate and future-life conditions support dharma and devotion."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: phalaśruti continuation (post-svarga rebirth)
Related Themes: 126.32.0 (svarga/Nandana enjoyment)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A split narrative tableau: upper panel shows celestial enjoyment; lower panel shows a newborn in a prosperous, virtuous household—symbolizing return after a thousand years.","item_prompts":["calendar/time motif for ‘thousand years’","prosperous home with auspicious symbols (kalasha, lamps)","parents of noble lineage","child with gentle aura","subtle link from heaven to earth (descending light)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: two-register composition; celestial register above, earthly noble household below; warm auspicious palette emphasizing dharma and prosperity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf for heavenly register and auspicious household ornaments; iconic figures, symmetrical composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined domestic scene with detailed textiles and jewelry; soft divine transition from svarga to birth.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: charming domestic courtyard with cradle; delicate colors; small celestial vignette above indicating prior merit."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, phalaśruti-like","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, benevolent, concluding cadence"}
FAQs
It preserves a common Purāṇic phalaśruti pattern: ritual or place-based merit is expressed through auspicious rebirth indicators (lineage, prosperity, virtue), reflecting medieval South Asian cultural valuations.
No explicit toponym appears in this pāda alone; the broader excerpt situates the statement within the Māyā-tīrtha context.
The verse promotes the ideal of a virtuous life (guṇa) alongside material sufficiency (dravya), framed as a consequence of prior meritorious conduct.
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