Varaha Purana 112.69 — Adhyaya 112, Shloka 69
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
य एतत्पाठयेद्भक्त्या कार्तिक्यां द्वादशीदिने ॥ तस्य नूनं भवेत्पुत्रो ह्यपुत्रस्यापि धारिणि
ya etat pāṭhayed bhaktyā kārtikyāṃ dvādaśī-dine || tasya nūnaṃ bhavet putro hy aputrasyāpi dhāriṇi
যি কোনোবাই কাৰ্ত্তিক মাহৰ দ্বাদশী তিথিত ভক্তিভাৱে এই পাঠ কৰে, হে ধাৰিণী, সন্তানহীন হলেও তাৰ নিশ্চয় পুত্ৰ জন্মে।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Addresses Bhū-devī directly as ‘धारिणि’ while teaching a phalaśruti tied to recitation."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"receptive/curious listener (implied by direct address)","key_question":"None (instructional promise rather than a question)"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Implicit Vaiṣṇava frame (Nārāyaṇa-centered merit), not specifically Kṛṣṇa/Mathurā."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Recite the text with bhakti on Kārtika-śukla Dvādaśī for progeny-bestowing merit.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields putra-prāpti even for the childless; neglect has no stated penalty here."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Kārtika-śukla Dvādaśī pāṭha/śravaṇa-vrata (text-recitation observance)","tithi_month":"Kārtika month, Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)","promised_fruit":"Putra-lābha (birth of a son) for the apatra/childless devotee."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-sādhana / śravaṇa-pāṭha-mahātmyam","core_concept":"Devotional engagement with śāstra (pāṭha) becomes a conduit for grace that transforms worldly lack into auspicious fulfillment.","practical_application":"Schedule communal or household recitation on Kārtika Dvādaśī with sankalpa for progeny; pair with Viṣṇu-pūjā and charity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Calendar","Textual Merit Statements (Phalaśruti)","Cultural Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: ritual-calendar time
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 112.79 (household keeping/worship of the text); Varāha Purāṇa 112.81 (pūjā of śāstra and Viṣṇu)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha pronounces a boon-like phalaśruti to Bhū-devī: recitation on Kārtika Dvādaśī grants a son to the childless.","item_prompts":["lunar calendar motif (Dvādaśī moon)","Kārtika lamp (dīpa)","devotee couple listening/reciting","Varāha blessing gesture (abhaya/vara)","Bhū-devī as witness with lotus"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha giving vara-mudrā; Bhū-devī beside; background with rows of Kārtika lamps; devotee couple in prayerful posture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold haloed Varāha; ornate lamps and a moon emblem; devotee couple offering flowers; rich textiles and jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant temple-interior; soft lamp-light; Varāha’s calm blessing; subtle moon iconography for Dvādaśī.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: night scene with small lamps; gentle hills/riverbank suggestion; intimate family devotion; delicate expressions of hope."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory, devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi / Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, assuring, boon-conferring cadence"}
FAQs
It exemplifies the phalaśruti style, a common Purāṇic device that links textual engagement to culturally meaningful outcomes and calendrical observances.
No location is named; the verse specifies a time (Kārtika, Dvādaśī) rather than a place.
It encourages disciplined engagement with texts (recitation with bhakti) within an established ritual calendar, emphasizing continuity of practice.
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