Varaha Purana 144.60: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 60
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
यदि त्वय्युत्सृजेत्प्राणान् मम कर्मपरायणः॥ सोऽपि याति मम स्थानं यत्र गत्वा न शोचति॥
yadi tvayy utsṛjet prāṇān mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || so ’pi yāti mama sthānaṁ yatra gatvā na śocati ||
Jika seseorang yang berpegang teguh pada amalan dan ketetapan-Ku melepaskan nyawanya di dalam engkau, dia juga mencapai Dham-Ku; setelah sampai di sana, dia tidak lagi berdukacita.
Varāha (Viṣṇu as instructor)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","earth_interaction":"Declares salvific power of dying at/within the sanctified waters for one devoted to his ordinances, granting entry to the Lord’s sorrowless abode."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"awe-struck, solemn at the promise of final-release associated with her sacred locus","key_question":"What is the destiny of one who dies at this tīrtha while devoted to the Lord’s commands?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"One who is karmaparāyaṇa (devoted to the Lord’s ordinances) and relinquishes life at the sacred river attains the Lord’s abode, free from grief.","karmic_consequence":"Observance plus tīrtha-death yields sāyujya/attainment of Viṣṇu’s realm (mokṣa-like freedom from śoka); lack of devotion/ordinance implied to forfeit the guarantee."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The tīrtha becomes a liminal ‘crossing’ (tīrtha) where embodied existence is relinquished into the Lord’s realm; Varāha as savior guarantees śoka-nivṛtti (cessation of grief), a mokṣa-marker.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit; implicit ‘final offering’ of prāṇa as the last oblation, with the sacred locus functioning like a consecrated altar enabling transcendence.","vedantic_connection":"‘Yatra gatvā na śocati’ echoes mokṣa as freedom from duḥkha/śoka; devotion to divine ordinance aligns karma with īśvara, enabling liberation at death."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology / ethics of devotion","core_concept":"Liberation is secured by devotion expressed as obedience to divine dharma, culminating in a sorrowless divine abode.","practical_application":"Live as ‘karmaparāyaṇa’ (aligned with dharma and the Lord’s injunctions); approach tīrthas with readiness for inner renunciation rather than mere merit-seeking."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: tīrtha as liminal liberation-site
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 144.63-65 (tīrtha merits; tarpaṇa; Brahmaloka)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At a sacred river, a devoted person relinquishes prāṇa; Varāha’s divine light guides the soul upward to a sorrowless abode beyond worldly grief.","item_prompts":["quiet river at dawn/dusk","devotee lying peacefully near water with prayer beads/añjali","subtle departing soul as luminous thread","Varāha’s radiant presence or emblem above, opening a path of light to a celestial realm"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: solemn, compassionate scene; riverbank with ritual calm; Varāha’s haloed presence guiding a small luminous soul upward; deep earthy tones with gold highlights.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf path to Vaikuṇṭha-like realm; central Varāha with ornate halo; devotee serene; rich jewel colors.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: restrained, classical depiction of peaceful passing; soft light beam; Varāha subtle yet authoritative; refined detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: twilight riverscape; delicate, emotive faces; soul as tiny glowing figure ascending into starry sky; gentle blues and silvers."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, liberative, reassuring","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"deep, steady, consoling"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic motif: death at a sanctified place is meaningful when paired with disciplined life (karma-parāyaṇa), not as a standalone claim.
The addressed locus is the Gaṇḍakī tīrtha (expressed pronominally as tvayi, “in you”).
The verse foregrounds sustained ethical/ritual commitment (karma-parāyaṇatā) as the qualifying condition for the promised outcome.
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