Varaha Purana 140.19: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 19
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
पश्यते परमां मूर्त्तिमेतां मम न संशयः ॥ तत्र विष्णुपदं नाम स्थानं कोकामुकाश्रितम् ॥
paśyate paramāṃ mūrttim etāṃ mama na saṃśayaḥ || tatra viṣṇupadaṃ nāma sthānaṃ kokāmukāśritam ||
Er schaut diese höchste Gestalt von Mir — daran besteht kein Zweifel. Dort ist ein Ort namens Viṣṇupada, gelegen bei (oder verbunden mit) Kokāmukā.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"Where does one behold your supreme form, and what is the sacred place called Viṣṇupada?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Viṣṇupada (at/connected with Kokāmukā)","parikrama_context":"Pilgrimage visitation implied; circumambulation not explicit.","krishna_connection":"Indirect Vaiṣṇava tīrtha-frame; no explicit Kṛṣṇa reference."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Viṣṇupada signifies the Lord’s ‘footprint/abode’—the transcendent station accessible through darśana of the supreme form.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"‘Pada’ as the supreme station (paramaṃ padam) rather than a bodily boar-feature; tīrtha as embodied trace of the divine.","vedantic_connection":"Echo of ‘paramaṃ padam’ as the highest state/abode of Viṣṇu; darśana as a means to orient consciousness toward the transcendent."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theophany / sacred geography","core_concept":"Divine presence is accessible through consecrated places where darśana of the supreme form is promised.","practical_application":"Undertake tīrtha-yātrā with śraddhā; treat darśana as inner recollection (smaraṇa) and ethical reorientation, not mere sightseeing."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Geography","Theophany (vision of form)"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: tīrtha / sacred site
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 140.22-24 (ritual acts and fruits at related sites)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha reveals a sacred geography: the place called Viṣṇupada near Kokāmukā where his supreme form is beheld.","item_prompts":["Varāha indicating a distant tīrtha","stone footprint/‘pada’ emblem on a pedestal","pilgrims approaching","inscription ‘Viṣṇupada’ motif","riverbank or shrine setting"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha pointing toward a shrine with a footprint icon; saturated colors, stylized river and temple architecture; pilgrims in profile.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf footprint emblem and haloed Varāha; ornate shrine labeled Viṣṇupada; rich jewelry and embossed detailing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined temple vignette with footprint icon; Varāha’s gesture of assurance (‘na saṃśayaḥ’); soft shading, elegant figures.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: hill-river landscape with small shrine holding a footprint stone; Varāha and Bhu Devī in foreground; delicate pastel palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"revelatory, confident","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"assured, luminous"}
FAQs
It documents a named sacred locus (Viṣṇupada) embedded in Purāṇic pilgrimage mapping, useful for studying how texts encode networks of ritual geography.
A place called Viṣṇupada, associated with a locale named Kokāmukā; precise modern identification is uncertain without additional textual and regional correlates.
The passage emphasizes certainty of transformative vision linked to sacred place—an instruction framed as confidence in disciplined pilgrimage or observance.
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