Varaha Purana 140.29: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 29
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
देवाश्च यं न जानन्ति किंपुनर्मनुजादयः ॥ तत्र स्नात्वा वरारोहे अहोरात्रोषितो नरः ॥
devāś ca yaṃ na jānanti kiṃ punar manujādayaḥ || tatra snātvā varārohe ahorātroṣito naraḥ
Jener Ort, den selbst die Götter nicht kennen — wie viel weniger Menschen und andere —: nachdem er dort gebadet hat, o Schönhüftige, der Mann, der dort einen Tag und eine Nacht verweilt…
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Direct address to Bhū-devī (‘varārohe’), emphasizing the secrecy/rarity of the tīrtha and its observance (snāna + one-night stay)."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive, honored (addressed affectionately), seeking assurance about fruits","key_question":"What is the efficacy of bathing and residing even briefly at a supremely hidden tīrtha unknown even to devas?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"At this secret site, snāna followed by ahorātra-vāsa (day-and-night stay) is prescribed as a potent observance.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields exceptional unseen merit due to the tīrtha’s guhyatva; omission forfeits that accelerated fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Ahorātra-tīrtha-vāsa (snāna-vāsa-niyama)","tithi_month":"Not specified (site-based observance)","promised_fruit":"Extraordinary merit from a single day-night residence after bathing at the hidden kṣetra."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-and-niyama","core_concept":"Spiritual potency is not proportional to fame; secrecy/rarity can signify concentrated sacred power when approached with discipline.","practical_application":"Practice snāna with restraint and mindful residence (vāsaniyama), treating time spent in sacred space as sādhana."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Ethics","Geography"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: guhya-tīrtha/kṣetra
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: continuation of kṣetra-phala statements in 140.33–35
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A secluded, almost hidden bathing spot; a pilgrim completes snāna and remains through day and night under the watch of the sacred landscape, while Varāha addresses Bhū-devī as ‘varārohe’.","item_prompts":["secret pool/ghāṭa","dense foliage or rocky concealment","pilgrim with wet cloth and water-pot","sun and moon indicating ahorātra","Varāha teaching gesture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized night-and-day band (sun/moon) above a hidden pond; Varāha in teaching posture; ornamental trees enclosing the scene.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha with gold aura; lower register shows pilgrim at ghāṭa with sun/moon medallions in gold relief.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined landscape with subtle moonlight; pilgrim seated in vigil after bath; Varāha’s calm instructive expression.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate forested tīrtha with lyrical moon; small human figure in contemplation; emphasis on secrecy and quiet."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"mysterious yet devotional","suggested_raga":"Malkauns","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"hushed, emphatic on ‘na jānanti’ and ‘ahorātra’"}
FAQs
It uses the ‘hidden/unknown tīrtha’ motif, common in Purāṇic narrative, to heighten the value of pilgrimage discipline (snāna + prescribed stay).
The verse alludes to a specific sacred site without naming it here; identification requires the surrounding verses and any parallel tīrtha-lists.
Observance (staying a full day-night) and ritual discipline are emphasized, not mere knowledge or status.
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