Varaha Purana 174.59: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 59
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टो ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः ॥ जातिस्मरो महायोगी मोक्षमार्गपरायणः ॥
tataḥ svargāt paribhraṣṭo brāhmaṇo veda-pāragaḥ | jātismaro mahāyogī mokṣa-mārga-parāyaṇaḥ ||
ఆ తరువాత స్వర్గం నుండి చ్యుతుడై, వేదపారంగతుడైన ఆ బ్రాహ్మణుడు గతజన్మస్మరణ కలవాడై, మహాయోగిగా, మోక్షమార్గానికి పరాయణుడయ్యాడు।
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
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Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics","Soteriology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic realms
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 174.67 (apunarbhava through dhyāna-bhāva)
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FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic soteriological pattern: heavenly enjoyment is finite, prompting a turn toward yoga and mokṣa; it also preserves technical terms like jātismara found across classical Indian philosophical literature.
No geographic location is named; the setting is cosmological (svarga) and biographical.
To recognize the limits of heavenly reward and orient one’s disciplined life toward liberation rather than temporary attainment.
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