Varaha Purana 33.32: Adhyaya 33, Shloka 32
The Origin of Rudra, the Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, and the Establishment of Paśupati
यश्चैनं शृणुयान्नित्यं प्रातरुत्थाय मानवः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो रुद्रलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३३.३२ ॥
yaś cainaṁ śṛṇuyān nityaṁ prātar utthāya mānavaḥ | sarva-pāpa-vinirmukto rudralokam avāpnuyāt || 33.32 ||
പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് നിത്യമായി ഇതു ശ്രവിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു വിമുക്തനായി രുദ്രലോകം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic feature called phalaśruti—statements describing the perceived benefits of hearing or reciting a text—reflecting how manuscripts were transmitted through oral-aural practices.
No terrestrial geographic site is named; the verse refers instead to a cosmological destination, Rudraloka (“the realm of Rudra”), a concept used in Purāṇic cosmography.
The verse promotes a disciplined practice of regular listening (śravaṇa), framed as a means of moral purification (release from pāpa) and an elevated post-mortem state.
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