Varaha Purana 41.38: Adhyaya 41, Shloka 38
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Dharma and Kingship (Lokapāla encounter; ascent to Satyaloka)
एवं सर्वे लोकपालाः निर्ययुस्तस्य तेजसा । प्रत्याख्याताश्च तैर्विष्णुकिंकरैर्हीनकर्मणः । एवं स सत्यलोकान्तं गतो राजा महामुने ॥ ४१.३८ ॥
evaṁ sarve lokapālā niryayus tasya tejasā | pratyākhyātāś ca tair viṣṇukiṁkarair hīnakarmaṇaḥ | evaṁ sa satyalokāntaṁ gato rājā mahāmune || 41.38 ||
evaM sarve lokapAlA niryayustasya tejasA | pratyAkhyAtAshcha tairviShNukiMkarairhInakarmaNaH | evaM sa satyalokAntaM gato rAjA mahAmune || 41.38 ||
Demikianlah semua penjaga alam (Lokapāla) berundur, ditundukkan oleh sinar kewibawaannya. Dan para pelayan Viṣṇu itu menolak pelaku perbuatan hina. Dengan cara demikian, wahai maharsi, raja itu pergi hingga ke wilayah Satyaloka.
Sandhi Notes
- निर्ययुः + तस्य → निर्ययुस्तस्य
- प्रत्याख्याताः + च → प्रत्याख्याताश्च
- तैः + विष्णुकिंकरैः → तैर्विष्णुकिंकरैः
Varāha
Cosmic rank is responsive to moral and spiritual luminosity; dharma manifests as ‘tejas’ that reorders social/celestial power.
Prioritize integrity over status; cultivate sattva (truthfulness, restraint, devotion) as the true passport across realms.
Ethical quality (karma) determines access and honor in higher realms; ignoble conduct is repudiated even if one holds high office.
Ignoble deeds bring rejection and loss of privilege; radiance/merit of the righteous overawes and displaces lesser authorities.
41.41.37 (rejection at the threshold); 41.41.39 (abiding in deathless realm)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which cosmic officials (lokapālas) and divine attendants function as moral gatekeepers, illustrating how epic-cosmological storytelling conveys ethical evaluation alongside descriptions of higher realms such as Satyaloka.
No terrestrial geographic site is named here; the verse identifies a cosmological realm, Satyaloka, typically treated in Sanskrit literature as a supra-mundane region associated with truth and elevated spiritual status rather than a mappable earthly location.
The passage contrasts radiance/merit with hīnakarma (base actions), indicating that ignoble conduct results in rejection by divine functionaries, while the narrative trajectory emphasizes moral causality in access to higher realms.
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