Varaha Purana 49.23: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 23
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
Pūrva Bhāga · Narrative Karma-Phala (Merit and Rebirth Accounts)
ततः काले मृतौ तौ तु उभौ द्वावपि दम्पती । तेन पुण्येन ते जन्म प्रियव्रतगृहेऽभवत् ॥ ४९.२३ ॥
tataḥ kāle mṛtau tau tu ubhau dvāv api dampatī | tena puṇyena te janma priyavratagṛhe 'bhavat || 49.23 ||
tataH kAle mRRitau tau tu ubhau dvAvapi dampatI | tena puNyena te janma priyavratagRRihe.abhavat || 49.23 ||
ततः कालेन तौ दम्पती उभौ अपि मृतौ; तेन पुण्येन तयोः पुनर्जन्म प्रियव्रतगृहेऽभवत्।
Sandhi Notes
- प्रियव्रतगृहेऽभवत् = प्रियव्रतगृहे + अभवत्
Varāha
Curious; receiving a karmic explanation within the Varāha–Pṛthivī teaching frame
How does accumulated puṇya determine the circumstances of the next birth (janma) and household lineage?
Karma persists beyond death and ripens as specific birth-conditions (yoni, kula, bhoga).
Cultivate steady dharma and devotion so that both present life and future birth are elevated.
Merit (puṇya) accrued in one life conditions the next birth, including entry into a virtuous household/lineage.
Puṇya yields favorable rebirth (e.g., in Priyavrata’s household); lack of puṇya tends toward inferior circumstances.
Varāha Purāṇa 49.49.24-27 (continuation: prior-life act and its puṇya; yuga-scaled bhakti)
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative pattern linking ethical action (puṇya) to favorable rebirth, reflecting the broader South Asian intellectual history of karma-phalavāda in classical Sanskrit literature.
No explicit geographic site is named in this verse; the reference is to a lineage/household—'Priyavrata-gṛha'—a genealogical marker rather than a place identifiable with certainty in modern geography.
The verse foregrounds the principle that accumulated merit (puṇya) is understood to shape post-mortem outcomes, here expressed as a favorable rebirth within an esteemed household or lineage.
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