Varaha Purana 45.8: Adhyaya 45, Shloka 8
Ritual Procedure for Worship of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa in the Month of Jyeṣṭha
तस्य पुत्रः स्वयं जज्ञे रामनामाऽसुतो बली । चतुर्द्धा सोऽव्ययो विष्णुः परितुष्टो महामुने । एतदैहिकमाख्यातं पारत्रिकमतः शृणु ॥ ४५.८ ॥
tasya putraḥ svayaṃ jajñe rāmanāmā suto balī | caturddhā so'vyayo viṣṇuḥ parituṣṭo mahāmune | etadaihikam ākhyātaṃ pāratrikam ataḥ śṛṇu || 45.8 ||
Z niego narodził się syn z niego samego, energetyczny syn o imieniu Rama. Ten niezniszczalny Wisznu, objawiony w czterorakiej formie, był zadowolony, o wielki mędrcze. To dotyczy tego, co odnosi się do obecnego świata; teraz słuchaj o tym, co odnosi się do zaświatów.
Varāha (default speaker framework)
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic compositional method: a genealogical/narrative segment transitions into doctrinal instruction, marked here by the contrast between aihika (present-life concerns) and pāratrika (posthumous/other-worldly concerns).
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it functions primarily as narrative and thematic transition rather than sacred-topographic description.
The verse signals a pedagogical shift: having narrated worldly matters, the speaker invites attentive listening to teachings framed as relevant to longer-term consequences (pāratrika), emphasizing disciplined reception of instruction.
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