Varaha Purana 212.5 — Adhyaya 212, Shloka 5
An Awakening Description within the Allegory of the Wheel of Saṃsāra
तेजसा द्योतयन्सर्वं गगनं भास्करो यथा ॥ विचचार दिवं रम्यां कामचारो महामुनिः ॥
tejasā dyotayan sarvaṃ gaganaṃ bhāskaro yathā || vicacāra divaṃ ramyāṃ kāmacāro mahāmuniḥ ||
ആ മഹാമുനി സൂര്യനെപ്പോലെ തന്റെ തേജസ്സാൽ സമസ്ത ആകാശവും പ്രകാശിപ്പിച്ചു, ഇഷ്ടാനുസാരം സഞ്ചരിക്കാവുന്നവനായി രമ്യമായ ദേവലോകത്തിൽ വിഹരിച്ചു.
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Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial realm
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 212.4 (Narada’s departure); Varaha Purana 212.6 (after his going, the king meets ‘me’)
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FAQs
It reflects a widespread Purāṇic and epic trope: exceptional sages possess luminous presence and unrestricted mobility across cosmic regions.
The verse refers to divam (“heaven”) as a cosmological realm, not a specific earthly site.
Indirectly, it elevates ascetic attainment and disciplined life as sources of inner “radiance” and freedom of movement (kāmacāra).
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