Varaha Purana 136.96 — Adhyaya 136, Shloka 96

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

मद्भक्तश्च विनीतश्च अपराधविवर्जितः ॥ मुक्तस्तु सर्वसंसारान्मम लोकं स गच्छति

Transliteration

madbhaktaś ca vinītaś ca aparādhavivarjitaḥ || muktas tu sarvasaṁsārān mama lokaṁ sa gacchati

Translation

Nhưng ai sùng kính Ta, khiêm cung và không phạm lỗi—được giải thoát khỏi mọi vòng luân hồi—sẽ đi đến cõi của Ta.

Word by Word

• madbhaktaḥ: devoted to me

• ca: and

• vinītaḥ: disciplined/humble

• ca: and

• aparādha-vivarjitaḥ: devoid of offenses

• muktaḥ: liberated

• tu: indeed

• sarva-saṁsārāt: from all saṁsāra/transmigration

• mama: my

• lokam: world/realm

• saḥ: he

• gacchati: goes

Speaker

Varāha

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Bhakti joined with vinaya (discipline/humility) and aparādha-tyāga (freedom from offenses) is the qualifying conduct for liberation.","karmic_consequence":"Such a devotee is freed from samsaric cycles and attains the Lord’s loka; offenses and lack of discipline obstruct that ascent."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Varāha here functions as the supreme refuge: devotion (upāsanā) becomes the ‘tusk’ that lifts the jīva from samsāra, paralleling the Earth-lifting myth at the level of the soul.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Implicit: as Varāha lifts Earth from the abyss, so bhakti lifts the devotee from transmigration into the Lord’s realm.","vedantic_connection":"Bhakti as a direct means to mokṣa through grace (anugraha), aligning with theistic Vedānta where liberation is entry into Bhagavat-loka rather than mere dissolution."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-soteriology","core_concept":"Devotion with humility and offense-free conduct culminates in liberation by divine grace.","practical_application":"Practice steady devotion, cultivate vinaya, avoid aparādhas (toward deity, guru, devotees, and dharma) to make bhakti ‘non-obstructed’."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Bhakti","Liberation"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Geographic Context

Type: transcendent realm

Cross References

Related Themes: Continuation of karmic warnings and ritual-ethics leading into liberation teaching (136.105–136.110)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha promises liberation: a disciplined devotee, hands folded, is shown crossing a samsaric ocean toward the radiant ‘mama loka’.","item_prompts":["Varāha as bestower of grace","devotee with añjali","samsara-ocean or wheel motif","radiant divine realm gate","inscriptions: ‘madbhakta’, ‘vinīta’, ‘aparādha-vivarjita’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha with serene expression granting boon; devotee kneeling; stylized ocean of samsara below; luminous realm above in warm golds and reds.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ornate Varāha with heavy jewelry and halo; devotee at feet; gold-leaf archway representing ‘mama loka’; rich reds/greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate, devotional intimacy; soft glow around Varāha; devotee’s calm face; subtle samsara-wheel in background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic ascent scene; devotee led by a beam of light to a hilltop palace-like Vaikuntha; gentle blues and greens."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Consoling, elevating, devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, confident, blessing-like"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Soteriology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It articulates a bhakti-oriented soteriology characteristic of Vaiṣṇava Purāṇas, linking ethical comportment (vinaya, non-offense) with liberation language.

Which geographic location is identified?

No earthly geographic location is named; “mama loka” is a cosmological/otherworldly designation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Cultivate devotion, discipline, and avoidance of wrongdoing/offense as the stated pathway beyond saṁsāra.