Varaha Purana 136.96 — Adhyaya 136, Shloka 96

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

मद्भक्तश्च विनीतश्च अपराधविवर्जितः ॥ मुक्तस्तु सर्वसंसारान्मम लोकं स गच्छति

Transliteration

madbhaktaś ca vinītaś ca aparādhavivarjitaḥ || muktas tu sarvasaṁsārān mama lokaṁ sa gacchati

Translation

Но тот, кто предан Мне, смирен и дисциплинирован, свободен от проступков,—освобождённый от всех круговоротов сансары,—идёт в Мой мир.

Word by Word

• madbhaktaḥ: devoted to me

• ca: and

• vinītaḥ: disciplined/humble

• ca: and

• aparādha-vivarjitaḥ: devoid of offenses

• muktaḥ: liberated

• tu: indeed

• sarva-saṁsārāt: from all saṁsāra/transmigration

• mama: my

• lokam: world/realm

• saḥ: he

• gacchati: goes

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Bhakti joined with vinaya (discipline/humility) and aparādha-tyāga (freedom from offenses) is the qualifying conduct for liberation.","karmic_consequence":"Such a devotee is freed from samsaric cycles and attains the Lord’s loka; offenses and lack of discipline obstruct that ascent."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Varāha here functions as the supreme refuge: devotion (upāsanā) becomes the ‘tusk’ that lifts the jīva from samsāra, paralleling the Earth-lifting myth at the level of the soul.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Implicit: as Varāha lifts Earth from the abyss, so bhakti lifts the devotee from transmigration into the Lord’s realm.","vedantic_connection":"Bhakti as a direct means to mokṣa through grace (anugraha), aligning with theistic Vedānta where liberation is entry into Bhagavat-loka rather than mere dissolution."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-soteriology","core_concept":"Devotion with humility and offense-free conduct culminates in liberation by divine grace.","practical_application":"Practice steady devotion, cultivate vinaya, avoid aparādhas (toward deity, guru, devotees, and dharma) to make bhakti ‘non-obstructed’."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Bhakti","Liberation"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: transcendent realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Continuation of karmic warnings and ritual-ethics leading into liberation teaching (136.105–136.110)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha promises liberation: a disciplined devotee, hands folded, is shown crossing a samsaric ocean toward the radiant ‘mama loka’.","item_prompts":["Varāha as bestower of grace","devotee with añjali","samsara-ocean or wheel motif","radiant divine realm gate","inscriptions: ‘madbhakta’, ‘vinīta’, ‘aparādha-vivarjita’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha with serene expression granting boon; devotee kneeling; stylized ocean of samsara below; luminous realm above in warm golds and reds.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ornate Varāha with heavy jewelry and halo; devotee at feet; gold-leaf archway representing ‘mama loka’; rich reds/greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate, devotional intimacy; soft glow around Varāha; devotee’s calm face; subtle samsara-wheel in background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic ascent scene; devotee led by a beam of light to a hilltop palace-like Vaikuntha; gentle blues and greens."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Consoling, elevating, devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, confident, blessing-like"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Soteriology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It articulates a bhakti-oriented soteriology characteristic of Vaiṣṇava Purāṇas, linking ethical comportment (vinaya, non-offense) with liberation language.

Which geographic location is identified?

No earthly geographic location is named; “mama loka” is a cosmological/otherworldly designation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate devotion, discipline, and avoidance of wrongdoing/offense as the stated pathway beyond saṁsāra.