Varaha Purana 162.58 — Adhyaya 162, Shloka 58
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
तया सार्द्धं जगामाथ कल्पग्रामं द्विजोत्तमः ॥ भद्रेश्वरनिमित्तं हि द्रव्यं च कथितं शुभम् ॥
tayā sārdhaṃ jagāmātha kalpagrāmaṃ dvijottamaḥ | bhadreśvara-nimittaṃ hi dravyaṃ ca kathitaṃ śubham ||
তাইৰ সৈতে দ্বিজোত্তমে কল্পগ্ৰামলৈ গ’ল। আৰু ভদ্ৰেশ্বৰ-নিমিত্তে শুভ দ্ৰব্য-সম্পত্তিৰ কথাও কোৱা হ’ল।
Varāha (default narrative frame)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"earth_interaction":"Pilgrimage-guidance frame: Varāha narratively leads/escorts the listener toward a tīrtha-network (Kalpagrāma; Bhadreśvara context)."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"Attentive/curious listener within a sacred-geography discourse."}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Kalpagrāma; Bhadreśvara (deity-site reference)","parikrama_context":"Implicit tīrtha-sequence movement (going with her), not explicit parikramā.","krishna_connection":"None explicit; tīrtha-network framing can serve as prelude to Mathurā-māhātmya elsewhere."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"tīrtha-māhātmya / ritual economy","core_concept":"Sacred places are sustained by right relationship: movement (yātrā), remembrance of the deity, and proper material support (dravya) offered auspiciously.","practical_application":"Treat pilgrimage as both devotion and responsibility: visit, honor the deity, and support the shrine/rituals with appropriate offerings."}
Subject Matter: ["Sacred Geography","Heritage Sites","Ritual Economy"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Village/tīrtha node with a named deity-site
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa Mathurā-māhātmya tīrtha-sequence passages around Kalpagrāma/Cakratīrtha/Bhadreśvara
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A learned brāhmaṇa (dvijottama) traveling together with a woman-figure representing Earth toward a sacred settlement (Kalpagrāma), with a shrine-marker for Bhadreśvara and attendants preparing offerings.","item_prompts":["Varāha as narrator-presence (optional, haloed)","Bhu Devī as earth-goddess companion","pathway with trees and village gate labeled Kalpagrāma","small Śiva-liṅga/temple icon for Bhadreśvara","offerings: pots, cloth bundle, coins/grain as dravya"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette; stylized Bhu Devī with ornate jewelry walking beside a dvija; distant shrine of Bhadreśvara; flat decorative foliage; calm śānta mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore composition with gold-leaf aura around Bhadreśvara shrine; rich textiles on Bhu Devī; offering vessels highlighted with metallic accents.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore-style refined linework; gentle procession scene; detailed ornaments; subdued background architecture for Kalpagrāma.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: hilly stylization even if symbolic; delicate figures on a winding path; small temple vignette for Bhadreśvara; emphasis on narrative travel."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Measured, descriptive tīrtha-narration","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, gently reverential"}
FAQs
It links pilgrimage geography with references to offerings/wealth (dravya), useful for understanding how sacred sites are integrated with material patronage in Purāṇic storytelling.
Kalpagrāma and Bhadreśvara are named; Bhadreśvara may denote a Śiva-epithet or a local shrine-name depending on regional tradition.
The narrative implies responsible engagement with sacred institutions, where material resources are discussed as part of auspicious, regulated practice.
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