Varaha Purana 149.64: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 64

The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम कर्मसु निष्ठितः ॥ सोमलोकं समुत्सृज्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 149.64

Transliteration

athātra muñcate prāṇān mama karmasu niṣṭhitaḥ || somalokaṃ samutsṛjya mama lokaṃ prapadyate

Translation

అప్పుడు ఇక్కడ నా విధించిన కర్మాలలో స్థిరుడైనవాడు ప్రాణాలను విడిచిపెట్టి; సోమలోకాన్ని దాటి నా లోకాన్ని చేరుతాడు.

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• atha: then

• atra: here

• muñcate: releases/relinquishes

• prāṇa: vital breath/life-force

• mama: my

• karma: rite/act/observance

• niṣṭhita: steadfast/firmly established

• somaloka: Soma-world (celestial realm associated with Soma)

• samutsṛjya: having left behind/transcended

• loka: world/realm

• prapadyate: attains/enters

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Eschatology
• Vaiṣṇava Theology (descriptive, non-prescriptive)
• Ritual Merit Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a layered cosmology (multiple lokas) and a merit-based narrative common to Purāṇic literature, useful for comparing post-Vedic afterlife models and devotional reinterpretations.

Which geographic location is identified?

The verse names cosmological realms (Somaloka, 'my world') rather than a terrestrial location.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Steadfastness in prescribed disciplines/observances is presented as the guiding principle leading to an elevated post-mortem destination.