Varaha Purana 124.32: Adhyaya 124, Shloka 32
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Pūrva Bhāga · Rebirth and Directionality of Attainment (Pṛthivī–Varāha Saṃvāda)
प्रापणं कीदृशं चापि कासु दिक्षु तथा प्रभो ।। कथं योनिं न गच्छेत वियोनिं न च गच्छति ॥
prāpaṇaṁ kīdṛśaṁ cāpi kāsu dikṣu tathā prabho || kathaṁ yoniṁ na gacchet viyoniṁ na ca gacchati ||
prApaNaM kIdRRishaM chApi kAsu dikShu tathA prabho || kathaM yoniM na gachCheta viyoniM na cha gachChati
प्रापणं कीदृशं चापि, कासु दिक्षु तथा प्रभो? कथं योनिं न गच्छेत, वियोनिं न च गच्छति?
Sandhi Notes
- चापि = च + अपि
Pṛthivī
Anxious for beings’ liberation; intellectually probing (philological/cosmological nuance)
What is the nature of ‘prāpaṇa/attainment,’ in which directions/quarters is it spoken of, and how does one avoid entering any womb (rebirth) and avoid improper/unnatural wombs?
Rebirth is governed by karma; ‘attainment’ implies a state/path that prevents further embodiment and avoids degraded births.
Cultivate actions and inner orientation that reduce binding karma—truthfulness, non-harm, devotion, disciplined practice—and seek knowledge/devotion that culminates in non-return (apunarāvṛtti).
Earth asks the Lord about ‘attainment,’ directions/quarters, and freedom from rebirth; interaction is doctrinal dialogue.
Varāha Purāṇa 124.36 (animal-womb avoidance)
FAQs
It shows how Purāṇic texts articulate rebirth theory through concrete imagery (yoni) and cosmological language (directions), integrating ethics with cosmology.
No named place is given; “dik” is cosmological (quarters) rather than a specific site.
To seek a mode of practice that prevents harmful karmic trajectories culminating in rebirth, especially undesirable forms of birth.
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