Varaha Purana 149.49: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 49

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

मोदते ऋषिलोकॆषु पुण्यात्मा वै न संशयः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.49

Transliteration

modate ṛṣilokeṣu puṇyātmā vai na saṃśayaḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇān kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram ||

Translation

Orang yang berjiwa suci pasti bersukacita di alam para ṛṣi; tiada keraguan. Dan jika di sini dia melepaskan nafas hayat setelah melakukan amalan yang amat sukar,

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Word by Word

• modate: rejoices

• ṛṣi-lokeṣu: in the worlds of seers

• puṇya-ātmā: virtuous/meritorious person

• vai: indeed

• na saṃśayaḥ: no doubt

• atha: and/then

• atra: here

• muñcate: releases

• prāṇān: life-breaths

• kṛtvā: having done

• karma: act

• su-duṣkaram: very difficult

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Afterlife
• Merit (Puṇya) Doctrine
• Tīrtha Studies
• Ascetic Effort

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a layered cosmology (Ṛṣiloka) tied to ethical merit and extraordinary effort, characteristic of Purāṇic moral-cosmological systems.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific terrestrial toponym is given in this verse; it continues the tīrtha context while naming a cosmological destination (Ṛṣiloka).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Merit and strenuous discipline (suduṣkara-karma) are emphasized as conditions for elevated outcomes.