Varaha Purana 140.60 — Adhyaya 140, Shloka 60
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
शक्रलोकमतिच्रम्य मम लोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ तत्र त्रिक्रोशमात्रेण गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परं मम ॥
śakralokamatikramya mama lokaṃ prapadyate || tatra trikrośamātreṇa guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ paraṃ mama ||
وبعد أن يتجاوز عالم شَكرا (Śakra) يبلغ عالمي. وهناك، ضمن مقدار ثلاثة كروشا (krośa)، يوجد حقلي المقدّس السريّ الأسمى (kṣetra).
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Beyond Śakraloka one attains the Lord’s loka; within a three-krośa circuit lies the Lord’s supreme secret kṣetra.","karmic_consequence":"Properly oriented practice leads beyond heavenly reward to the Lord’s realm; reverence for the ‘guhya-kṣetra’ yields higher gati (details implied by context)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"hierarchy of goals (puruṣārtha)","core_concept":"Svarga is surpassed; the highest aim is reaching the Lord’s loka, approached through sanctified space and inner orientation.","practical_application":"Treat pilgrimage not as merit-accumulation alone but as a means to deepen surrender and aim for mokṣa rather than svarga."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Geography","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: sacred region/mandala
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 140.67 (specific tīrtha within the region); Varāha Purāṇa 140.69 (another feature enabling crossing saṃsāra)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A map-like sacred mandala: a three-krośa circular field glowing as the Lord’s secret kṣetra, with a path rising beyond Indra’s heaven toward Viṣṇu’s loka.","item_prompts":["circular mandala boundary (3 krośa)","radiant kṣetra center","ascending path beyond Svarga","celestial markers (Indra’s realm)","Vaikuṇṭha-like gateway"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized mandala landscape with concentric borders, divine gateway motifs, saturated reds/greens, gold accents for the ‘guhya’ aura.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central glowing kṣetra medallion with heavy gold embossing; layered halos indicating lokas; ornate arch for the Lord’s loka.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant cartographic sacred landscape, fine detailing of boundary and shrines, soft luminous center.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic circular pilgrimage field set in hills/forests, delicate architecture, a luminous path to a celestial abode."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"mystic-elevating","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"uplifted, reverent"}
FAQs
It preserves a traditional spatial metric (krośa) used in Sanskrit geographical description and frames sacred space as both measurable and ‘guhya’ (restricted/initiatory).
A ‘secret kṣetra’ is indicated as extending across a three-krośa radius/extent; the specific terrestrial correlate is not named in this line.
The passage links disciplined practice with a graded cosmological ascent, portraying ethical-ritual conduct as having structured consequences.
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