Varaha Purana 76.16: Adhyaya 76, Shloka 16
Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities
प्रार्थ्यते देवलोकोऽयं स स्वर्ग इति कीर्तितः ॥ ७६.१६ ॥
prārthyate devaloko 'yaṃ sa svarga iti kīrtitaḥ || 76.16 ||
ఈ దేవలోకం కోరబడేది; అందుకే దీనిని ‘స్వర్గం’ అని కీర్తిస్తారు.
Varāha (default, as speaker is not explicit in the fragment)
FAQs
It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmological vocabulary in which devaloka (the gods’ realm) is framed as an aspirational destination, illustrating how Sanskrit narrative texts codified widely shared ideas of celestial geography.
No earthly site is named here; the verse refers to a cosmological realm—devaloka—identified in Purāṇic literature with the celestial ‘Svarga’ rather than a mappable terrestrial location.
Implicitly, the verse highlights aspirational value: ‘Svarga’ is defined as that which is sought/prayed for, indicating a philosophical orientation toward desired states attained through culturally recognized aims (e.g., merit and disciplined conduct), without prescribing a specific rule in this fragment.
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