Varaha Purana 144.58: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 58
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
हरिष्यसि महापापं वाङ्मनःकायसम्भवम्॥ यः स्नास्यति विधानॆन देवर्षिपितृतर्पकः॥
hariṣyasi mahāpāpaṁ vāṅmanaḥkāyasambhavam || yaḥ snāsyati vidhānena devarṣipitṛtarpakaḥ ||
„Du wirst große Sünde tilgen, die aus Rede, Geist und Körper entsteht. Wer nach rechter Vorschrift badet und den Göttern, den ṛṣi und den Ahnen Tarpana darbringt …“
Varāha (Viṣṇu as instructor)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","earth_interaction":"Declares the river’s power to remove great sins and prescribes proper bathing with tarpaṇa to devas, ṛṣis, and pitṛs."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"burdened by beings’ sins yet hopeful for their purification","key_question":"By what disciplined rite can embodied beings cleanse sins of speech, mind, and body, and whom should they propitiate?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"At the sanctified river, bathe ‘according to procedure’ and perform tarpaṇa to devas, ṛṣis, and pitṛs to cleanse sins of vāk-manas-kāya.","karmic_consequence":"Following vidhi with tarpaṇa removes mahāpāpa across thought/speech/action; omission/incorrectness implied to reduce or obstruct the purificatory fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical-ritual integration","core_concept":"True purification is holistic—mental, verbal, and physical—and is stabilized by gratitude/reciprocity to cosmic orders (devas, seers, ancestors).","practical_application":"When visiting a tīrtha, combine bathing with mindful restraint and formal tarpaṇa; treat the rite as inner reform, not only external washing."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: river / ritual bathing ford
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 144.65 (pitṛ-tarpaṇa fruit; Brahmaloka); Varāha Purāṇa 144.63 (modes of tīrtha contact)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Devotee performs prescribed bath and tarpaṇa at a sacred river, with subtle depiction of devas, ṛṣis, and pitṛs receiving offerings; sins symbolically washed away.","item_prompts":["riverbank altar/kuśa grass","water offering gesture (añjali)","three recipient groups indicated: devas (radiant), ṛṣis (ascetic), pitṛs (subtle ancestral forms)","purification motifs: dark stains dissolving in water"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: ritual scene with clear mudrās; devas/ṛṣis/pitṛs in stylized tiers; earthy river palette; emphasis on sacred procedure.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf halos for devas and the tīrtha’s sanctity; devotee central; ornate vessels; rich textiles.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant, courtly rendering of ritual implements; soft, devotional mood; fine detailing of kuśa and water pot.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate riverside vignette; translucent ancestral figures; gentle landscape; emphasis on emotion and purity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, purificatory, rule-giving","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"grave, precise"}
FAQs
It preserves a triadic ethical anthropology (speech–mind–body) and integrates it with ritual bathing and tarpaṇa, illuminating Purāṇic models of moral repair.
The river Gaṇḍakī is the implied locus; the verse describes its purificatory efficacy in a tīrtha framework.
Ethical responsibility across speech, thought, and action is emphasized; purification is presented as aligned with orderly, rule-governed conduct (vidhi).
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