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Varaha Purana 205.28 — Adhyaya 205, Shloka 28

Description of the Proclamation of Auspicious and Inauspicious Karmic Results

विविधैः कामभोगैस्तु सेव्यमानो नरोत्तमः ॥ अक्षयं चाजरं स्थानं पूज्यमानो महर्षिभिः ॥

vividhaiḥ kāmabhogais tu sevyamāno narottamaḥ || akṣayaṃ cājaraṃ sthānaṃ pūjyamāno maharṣibhiḥ ||

వివిధ కామభోగాలతో సేవింపబడే ఆ నరోత్తముడు, మహర్షులచే పూజింపబడి, అక్షయమూ అజరమూ అయిన స్థానాన్ని పొందును.

विविधैःby various
विविधैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण
कामभोगैःby enjoyments of desire; pleasures
कामभोगैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकाम + भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'कामानां भोगाः'
तुbut; indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (concessive/contrast particle)
सेव्यमानःbeing served
सेव्यमानः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootसेव् (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
नर-उत्तमःbest of men
नर-उत्तमः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनर + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नराणाम् उत्तमः'
अक्षयम्imperishable
अक्षयम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of 'स्थानम्')
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
अजरम्ageless
अजरम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootअजर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of 'स्थानम्')
स्थानम्abode; place
स्थानम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
पूज्यमानःbeing worshipped
पूज्यमानः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
महर्षिभिःby great sages
महर्षिभिः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; 'महान्तः ऋषयः'

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"The foremost man, honored (pūjita) and served appropriately, attains an imperishable, ageless station praised by great ṛṣis.","karmic_consequence":"Honoring the worthy and living as a worthy recipient/benefactor leads to akṣaya-loka attainment; misuse of enjoyments or dishonoring the virtuous obstructs higher gati."}

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala with satkāra of the satpuruṣa","core_concept":"When desire-objects are integrated under dharma (not as indulgence but as rightful service/honor), they culminate in stable, non-decaying attainment.","practical_application":"Enjoyments should be regulated by dharma; practice satkāra of sages and the virtuous; seek ‘akṣaya’ outcomes through merit rather than transient pleasure."}

Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics"]

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Type: otherworldly realm

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 205 (heaven/akṣaya-phala continuation)

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A noble person is ceremonially honored by great seers; beyond them appears a luminous, timeless realm symbolizing the ‘imperishable station’.","item_prompts":["circle of ṛṣis with jaṭā and kamaṇḍalu","offerings: flowers, water, cloth","radiant gateway or mandala indicating akṣaya-loka","calm central figure seated or standing in humility","scriptural palm-leaf manuscripts"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: ṛṣis in rhythmic arrangement, central honored figure, stylized luminous mandala for akṣaya-sthāna, earthy reds and greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf akṣaya halo/mandala behind central figure, ṛṣis with ornate borders, embossed gateway to higher loka.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined sage assembly, detailed ritual items, soft glow for the imperishable realm, balanced composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: sage gathering in a quiet forest hermitage, distant ethereal light suggesting akṣaya-sthāna, gentle colors."}

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn and elevating","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"resonant, reverent"}

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇa Studies
A
Afterlife Concepts
V
Virtue Ethics

FAQs

It preserves standard Purāṇic reward-language (akṣaya/ajara), important for mapping how Sanskrit texts conceptualize permanence and prestige in the afterlife.

No terrestrial location is identified; 'sthāna' denotes a metaphysical state or abode.

Merit and social recognition (honor by sages) are framed as leading to enduring well-being beyond ordinary temporality.

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