Varaha Purana 6.27 — Adhyaya 6, Shloka 27
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
ततस्त्वया महाराज सकृन्नारायणं प्रभुम् । संचिन्त्य द्वादशी शुद्धा त्वया राजन्नुपोषिता ॥ ६.२७ ॥
tatastvayā mahārāja sakṛn nārāyaṇaṃ prabhum | saṃcintya dvādaśī śuddhā tvayā rājann upoṣitā || 6.27 ||
Daraufhin, o großer König, nachdem du auch nur einmal den Herrn Nārāyaṇa bedacht hattest, hast du, o König, am reinen Dvādaśī (zwölfter Mondtag) ein Fasten eingehalten.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","key_question":"How does even a single act of Nārāyaṇa-smaraṇa, joined to a pure Dvādaśī upavāsa, function as a decisive dharmic cause?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"Implicit Vaiṣṇava frame (Nārāyaṇa-bhakti), no Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa locale signaled"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"On śuddha Dvādaśī one should observe upavāsa with Nārāyaṇa-smaraṇa as a Vaiṣṇava dharma-practice.","karmic_consequence":"Proper observance becomes a powerful puṇya-hetu; negligence/impurity weakens the rite’s intended fruit (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dvādaśī-upavāsa (Vaiṣṇava Dvādaśī-dharma)","tithi_month":"Dvādaśī (twelfth lunar day); month not specified","promised_fruit":"Purification and Vaiṣṇava merit through even once-only contemplation of Nārāyaṇa combined with fasting (fruit elaborated in surrounding narrative)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology-through-practice","core_concept":"Alpa-kriyā with right bhāva (single-minded Nārāyaṇa-smaraṇa) can become mahā-phala when aligned with niyama (Dvādaśī śuddha-upavāsa).","practical_application":"Keep Dvādaśī as a disciplined fast; anchor the day in Nārāyaṇa remembrance rather than mere dietary restriction."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Observance","Vaishnava Devotional Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 6.6.28-30 (immediate narrative continuation on dāna and consequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as teacher addressing a king, describing the king’s single contemplation of Nārāyaṇa and the pure Dvādaśī fast.","item_prompts":["Varāha (divine instructor) seated","king with folded hands","calendar/pañcāṅga motif indicating Dvādaśī","simple fasting setting (water pot, tulasī, lamp)","Nārāyaṇa icon or śālagrāma on a small altar"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha in regal ornaments teaching a crowned king; warm ochres/greens; small shrine with Nārāyaṇa/śālagrāma and tulasī; calm śānta mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha-teacher with gold-leaf halo; king in añjali; embossed altar with Nārāyaṇa icon; rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate linework; subdued palette; emphasis on devotional restraint—fasting implements minimal; expressive faces showing discipline.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate courtly veranda; Varāha instructing; stylized hills/lotus motifs; small lamp and tulasī indicating Vaiṣṇava vrata."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Didactic and devotional (niyama-pradhāna)","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, gently reverent"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic-era integration of calendrical observances (tithi-based vrata) with devotional remembrance, a pattern seen across medieval Sanskrit religious and ethical literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on a time-based observance (Dvādaśī) rather than a pilgrimage site.
The verse highlights disciplined self-restraint (fasting) coupled with mindful contemplation of Nārāyaṇa as a valued ethical-spiritual practice.
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