Varaha Purana 215.76: Adhyaya 215, Shloka 76
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि चोषित्वा दिवि ते ततः ॥ ऐश्वर्यं प्रतिपद्यन्ते मर्त्यलोके पुनः पुनः ॥
ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi coṣitvā divi te tataḥ || aiśvaryaṃ pratipadyante martyaloke punaḥ punaḥ ||
వారు స్వర్గంలో అరవై వేల సంవత్సరాలు నివసించిన తరువాత, మానవలోకంలో మళ్లీ మళ్లీ ఐశ్వర్యాన్ని పొందుతారు।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Meritorious worship yields long heavenly enjoyment followed by repeated returns with prosperity in the human realm.","karmic_consequence":"Residence in heaven for sixty thousand years, then recurring human births endowed with aiśvarya (prosperity)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala and saṃsāra insight","core_concept":"Even exalted heavenly reward is finite; merit can yield repeated fortunate rebirths but still implies return (punarāvṛtti).","practical_application":"Use ritual merit as a step toward higher aims; cultivate devotion/knowledge so that practice is not limited to finite svarga-phala."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: cosmological realms
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 215.83-84 (causes: śraddhā, worship disciplines)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A two-part vision: devotees enjoying celestial honor in heaven, then returning to human life with prosperity—palatial scenes mirrored across realms.","item_prompts":["celestial city (svarga) with devas honoring","garlands and divine seats","time motif (long duration)","transition path from heaven to earth","prosperous human household/kingly prosperity"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: upper register svarga with devas; lower register prosperous martya scene; bold color blocks and clear narrative separation.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: glittering svarga court with gold-leaf; below, wealthy human scene with ornate architecture; strong icon-like composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant celestial figures; soft gradations; detailed jewelry; calm depiction of prosperity on earth.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative miniature split into two panels; airy svarga above; verdant earthly town below; delicate line and pastel tones."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reflective, wondrous","suggested_raga":"Śuddha Sāveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, contemplative"}
FAQs
It illustrates Purāṇic merit-based cosmology, where ritual and ethical acts are mapped onto long-duration heavenly reward and repeated human prosperity.
No geographic location is specified; the focus is cosmological (heaven and human world).
Actions framed as meritorious are said to yield extended well-being across realms, reinforcing a moral causality model.
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