Varaha Purana 19.10 — Adhyaya 19, Shloka 10
The Glory of Lunar Days: The Pratipadā Observance and the Merit of Hearing Agni’s Origin
य इदं शृणुयान्नित्यं प्रातरुत्थाय मानवः । अग्नेर् जन्म स पापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ १९.१० ॥
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyān nityaṃ prātar utthāya mānavaḥ | agner janma sa pāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 19.10 ||
Wer morgens früh aufsteht und täglich diese Erzählung von Agnis Geburt hört, wird von Sünden befreit — daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Varāha (default dialogue framework: instructor voice addressing the inquirer)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
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Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Textual Merit (śravaṇa-phala)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: surrounding Agni-janma narrative (immediately preceding section)
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FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic literary feature—śravaṇa-phala—where hearing a sacred narrative is presented as ethically transformative, indicating the text’s role in oral/recitational culture and didactic transmission.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on the practice of morning listening and its stated moral consequence.
To cultivate disciplined, regular engagement with instructive narrative (here, Agni’s origin) as a means of moral purification and self-regulation.
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