Varaha Purana 113.60: Adhyaya 113, Shloka 60
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
Pūrva Bhāga · Stotra-Phala (Benefits of recitation)
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं दरिद्रो धनमाप्नुयात् ॥ अभार्यो लभते भार्यामपतिः पतिमाप्नुयात् ॥
aputro labhate putraṃ daridro dhanam āpnuyāt || abhāryo labhate bhāryām apatiḥ patim āpnuyāt ||
aputro labhate putraM daridro dhanamApnuyAt || abhAryo labhate bhAryAmapatiH patimApnuyAt
Бездетный обретает сына; бедный может обрести богатство. Не имеющий жены обретает жену; и не имеющая мужа обретает мужа.
Sandhi Notes
- aputro=a-putraḥ
- dhanamāpnuyāt=dhanam āpnuyāt
- abhāryo=a-bhāryaḥ
- apatiḥ=a-patiḥ
- patimāpnuyāt=patim āpnuyāt
Varāha
How does devotion/recitation restore lacking conditions in human life—lineage, prosperity, and companionship?
Devotion to the Lord supports both spiritual well-being and the legitimate needs of life when aligned with discipline and dharma.
Undertake regular stotra recitation with ethical conduct; dedicate desired outcomes to dharma (raising children well, earning righteously, faithful partnership).
Indirect: Varāha continues stotra-phala, promising restoration of social and household completeness (progeny, wealth, spouse), aligning with Earth’s welfare and stability.
The cosmic sustainer manifests as the granter of puruṣārtha-supports within gṛhastha life; restoration of ‘lack’ mirrors Varāha’s restoration of the Earth—making the world habitable and complete.
Implicit: as yajña sustains the world with prosperity and continuity, so stotra (as offering) yields continuity of lineage and stability of household economy.
While ultimate liberation is higher, the Lord compassionately supports dharmic life; worldly fruits are framed as subordinate gifts that can stabilize the mind for higher pursuit.
Through disciplined devotional practice (implied continuation of stotra-pāṭha), household aims—progeny, wealth, marriage—are granted as divine favor.
Positive fruits are promised for observance.
Putra-prāpti, dhana-prāpti, and attainment of spouse/partner (bhāryā/pati).
Keśava/Kṛṣṇa devotion is implied as the source of these fruits, but no Mathurā geography is invoked.
Varāha Purāṇa 113.65 (disease/bondage relief as fruits of the same practice); Varāha Purāṇa 113.62 (Lord as household deity—gṛhadevatā—supporting these household fruits)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic genre of stotra-phala, where recitation is linked to socially valued outcomes, illustrating household-oriented norms in premodern Sanskrit culture.
No specific geographic location is mentioned in this verse.
The verse frames recitation as a disciplined practice associated with welfare goals in household life, emphasizing stability and prosperity rather than a distinct moral command.
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