Varaha Purana 9.19: Adhyaya 9, Shloka 19
The Sequence of Creation, the Emergence of the Praṇava, and the Fish Incarnation’s Retrieval of the Vedas
महर्लोकं तथा तैस्तैर्भूतैश्च सनकादिभिः । जनोलोकं ततश्चैव वैराजैः समपूरयत् ॥ ९.१९ ॥
maharlokaṃ tathā tais tair bhūtaiś ca sanakādibhiḥ | janolokaṃ tataś caiva vairājaiḥ samapūrayat || 9.19 ||
اسی طرح اُن گوناگوں ہستیوں نے سنک وغیرہ رشیوں کے ساتھ مل کر مہَرلوک کو بھر دیا؛ پھر ویرَاجوں نے جنولوک کو بھی پوری طرح آباد کر دیا۔
Varāha
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It reflects the Purāṇic cosmological model that organizes existence into multiple lokas (realms) and associates each with specific classes of beings and sages, a common framework in early medieval Sanskrit encyclopedic literature.
No terrestrial geographic site is named here; the verse refers to supra-terrestrial cosmological realms (Maharloka and Janoloka) rather than an identifiable place on Earth.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical function is to present an ordered cosmos populated by distinct communities of beings, supporting a worldview of structured interrelation rather than a direct moral injunction.
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