Varaha Purana 49.23: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 23
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
ततः काले मृतौ तौ तु उभौ द्वावपि दम्पती । तेन पुण्येन ते जन्म प्रियव्रतगृहेऽभवत् ॥ ४९.२३ ॥
tataḥ kāle mṛtau tau tu ubhau dvāv api dampatī | tena puṇyena te janma priyavratagṛhe 'bhavat || 49.23 ||
പിന്നീട് കാലക്രമത്തിൽ ആ ദമ്പതികൾ ഇരുവരും മരണപ്പെട്ടു; ആ പുണ്യഫലത്താൽ അവരുടെ അടുത്ത ജന്മം പ്രിയവ്രതന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തിൽ സംഭവിച്ചു।
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative pattern linking ethical action (puṇya) to favorable rebirth, reflecting the broader South Asian intellectual history of karma-phalavāda in classical Sanskrit literature.
No explicit geographic site is named in this verse; the reference is to a lineage/household—'Priyavrata-gṛha'—a genealogical marker rather than a place identifiable with certainty in modern geography.
The verse foregrounds the principle that accumulated merit (puṇya) is understood to shape post-mortem outcomes, here expressed as a favorable rebirth within an esteemed household or lineage.
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