Varaha Purana 149.40: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 40
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
वैखानसेषु लोकेषु मोदते नात्र संशयः ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम भक्तिपरायणः ॥
vaikhānaseṣu lokeṣu modate nātra saṁśayaḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇān mama bhaktiparāyaṇaḥ ||
เขาย่อมรื่นรมย์ในโลกวైขานสะ—ปราศจากข้อสงสัย. แล้ว ณ ที่นี่เอง เขาละปราณชีพ เพราะตั้งมั่นในภักติต่อเรา.
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It links a named cosmological category (Vaikhānasa worlds) with bhakti vocabulary, illustrating the blending of ritual geography, sectarian idiom, and afterlife models in Purāṇic redaction.
No explicit earthly toponym appears in this verse; it focuses on cosmological destinations and devotional status.
The text foregrounds sustained devotional orientation (bhakti-parāyaṇa) as the decisive quality associated with auspicious outcomes.
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