Varaha Purana 75.74 — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 74
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
तेषां निवसनं शुक्लब्रह्मलोकमनिन्दितम् । उपर्युपरि सर्वासां गतिनां परमा गतिः । चतुर्दशसहस्राणि योजनानां तु कीर्तितम् ॥ ७५.७४ ॥
teṣāṃ nivasanaṃ śuklabrahmalokam aninditam | uparyupari sarvāsāṃ gatīnāṃ paramā gatiḥ | caturdaśasahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ tu kīrtitam || 75.74 ||
వారి నివాసం నిందారహితమైన శుక్ల-బ్రహ్మలోకమని చెప్పబడింది; అది అన్ని గతులకన్నా పైపై ఉన్న పరమగతి. దాని విస్తీర్ణం పద్నాలుగు వేల యోజనములని కీర్తించబడింది।
Varāha (default, instructor voice in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Sacred Geography"]
Primary Rasa: अद्भुत
Secondary Rasa: शान्त
Type: Cosmic realm (loka)
Related Themes: 75.75.71-73 (आचार-शुद्धि कारणम्)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"विस्मययुक्त-गम्भीर","suggested_raga":"हंसध्वनि","pace":"मन्द-मध्यम","voice_tone":"गूढ़, अनुनादयुक्त, ‘लोक’ शब्दों पर दीर्घ उच्चारण"}
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic cosmography by ranking abodes (lokas) and describing them with both qualitative terms (anindita, “stainless”) and quantitative measures (yojanas), reflecting a traditional encyclopedic style of late-classical Sanskrit literature.
No terrestrial site is named; the verse identifies a cosmological realm, Śukla-brahma-loka, presented as a supra-worldly abode within the Purāṇic model of the universe.
Rather than a direct injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical hierarchy of goals (gatīnāṃ paramā gatiḥ), implying that human pursuits can be oriented toward progressively higher ends culminating in a ‘supreme destination’.
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