Varaha Purana 162.47: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 47
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
दिव्यज्ञानें च तदा नित्यं सा भर्तृसन्निधौ ॥ दिने दिने गच्छति सा भर्तृभोजनकारणात् ॥
divyajñānena ca tadā nityaṃ sā bhartṛsannidhau || dine dine gacchati sā bhartṛbhojanakāraṇāt
Dann ging sie, durch göttliche Erkenntnis, täglich in die Nähe ihres Gatten—Tag für Tag—um seines Mahles willen, das sie ihm bereitete.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"Mathurā (implied as the provisioning/sacred hub)","parikrama_context":"Repeated daily going suggests a devotional circuit-like rhythm (nitya-gamana) within the kṣetra, though not formal parikramā.","krishna_connection":"Mathurā’s sanctity as Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa-kṣetra is implicitly reinforced; ‘divya-jñāna’ enabling access resonates with later bhakti motifs of grace in Vraja."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Household dharma elevated by divya-jñāna: steadfast daily service to one’s husband through providing his meal.","karmic_consequence":"Consistent spousal service is praised as dharmic merit and supports the husband’s austerity/discipline; inconsistency weakens both household order and the penitent’s practice."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"grace-enabled duty","core_concept":"Divine knowledge/power is not for spectacle but for sustaining dharma through unwavering daily service.","practical_application":"Use any advantage—learning, resources, spiritual practice—to become more reliable in care and responsibility, not less."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: kṣetra corridor / daily route
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 162.49 (tīrtha-discipline); Varāha Purāṇa 162.51 (instruction to go to Mathurā)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A woman, empowered by divya-jñāna, appears daily at her husband’s side with food—an image of miraculous yet quiet domestic devotion.","item_prompts":["subtle aura indicating divya-jñāna","woman carrying meal vessel","husband seated in austerity near tīrtha","repeated-day motif (sun arc or sequential framing)","simple, disciplined setting"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: serene devotional domesticity, gentle aura around the woman, husband in ascetic posture, rhythmic composition suggesting daily repetition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: luminous aura with gold, ornate but restrained food vessel, husband depicted with calm tapas, auspicious framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined expressions, soft glow for divya-jñāna, balanced composition emphasizing steadiness and care.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: poetic repetition—two or three small vignettes in one frame showing ‘day after day’, delicate landscape and intimate mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional and steady","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"soft, assured, conveying constancy"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device—divine enablement (divyajñāna)—used to connect distant sacred/social spaces in a single storyline.
No new place-name appears here; the movement is understood in continuity with Mathurā and the husband’s location described earlier.
The verse presents steadfast care and regular responsibility as a valued ethical posture within the narrative.
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