Varaha Purana 120.9 — Adhyaya 120, Shloka 9
Procedure for the Three Daily Twilight Mantra-Observance
यजामहे धर्मपरायणोद्भवं नारायणं सर्वलोकप्रधानम् ॥ ईशानमाद्यं पुरुषं पुराणं संसारमोक्षाय कृपाकरं तम्
yajāmahe dharma-parāyaṇodbhavaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ sarva-loka-pradhānam || īśānam ādyaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇaṃ saṃsāra-mokṣāya kṛpākaraṃ tam
আমরা ধর্মনিষ্ঠা থেকে উদ্ভূত, সকল লোকের প্রধান, নারায়ণকে পূজা করি—তিনি ঈশান, আদ্য পুরুষ, পুরাতন পুরুষ; সংসার-মোক্ষের জন্য যিনি করুণাময়, তাঁকেই।
Varāha (introducing/authorizing the mantra)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha transmits a soteriological hymn to Nārāyaṇa within the Earth-dialogue teaching frame."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"seeking liberation-oriented understanding; devotional seriousness","key_question":"Who is Nārāyaṇa in ultimate terms, and how does worship of him lead to liberation from saṃsāra?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Implicit theological ground: Nārāyaṇa as sarvaloka-pradhāna later identified with avatāras including Kṛṣṇa (not explicit)."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The hymn frames Nārāyaṇa as īśāna, ādi-puruṣa, purāṇa—source and goal; Varāha’s avatāra-function becomes a compassionate intervention of that same Supreme for mokṣa.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"‘Yajāmahe’ positions worship as yajña; the Lord as yajña-pati and mokṣa-dātā; compassion (kṛpākara) as the grace that perfects ritual into liberation.","vedantic_connection":"Identifies the Supreme Person as primordial reality; mokṣa from saṃsāra through devotion and recognition of īśvara as the ground of worlds (theistic Vedānta resonance)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology (mokṣa via īśvara-bhakti)","core_concept":"Liberation is attained by worship of the primordial, compassionate Lord who transcends yet governs all worlds.","practical_application":"Use the hymn as daily stuti before japa/pujā, explicitly dedicating practice to saṃsāra-mokṣa rather than only worldly aims."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology","Ritual Procedure","Soteriology"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: mantra/hymn recitation setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa ch.120 (mantra section: invocation followed by stuti)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Devotional worship of Nārāyaṇa as cosmic sovereign: a radiant, four-armed form implied/visualized while Varāha teaches; atmosphere of liberation-seeking prayer.","item_prompts":["Nārāyaṇa with śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padma (optional visualization)","Varāha as transmitting guru","Bhū-devī in prayerful posture","cosmic backdrop (worlds/lotus/space)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Nārāyaṇa luminous with four arms, Varāha to the side as guru, Bhū-devī in añjali; deep blues and gold accents.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Nārāyaṇa with heavy gold-leaf ornaments and prabhā; smaller Varāha and Bhū-devī; ornate arch and lotus pedestal.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced composition, refined ornament, soft glow; emphasis on serene faces and devotional mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic cosmic scene with lotus and sky gradients; figures smaller, narrative clarity, gentle devotion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"hymnic, elevating","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"sonorous, expansive, prayerful"}
FAQs
As a liturgical-style verse embedded in narrative instruction, it demonstrates how Purāṇic works functioned as both storytelling literature and practical repositories of recitation materials.
No location is mentioned; the verse is cosmological and devotional in scope.
It links dharma-oriented conduct with a disciplined contemplative aim—release from saṃsāra—framing ethical life and inner cultivation as mutually reinforcing.
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