Varaha Purana 211.44 — Adhyaya 211, Shloka 44
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्विरौम्येष प्रलापं मे शृणुष्व तम् ॥ आराधयस्व विश्वेशमेकादश्यामतन्द्रितः
ūrdhvabāhurviraumyeṣa pralāpaṁ me śṛṇuṣva tam || ārādhayasva viśveśam ekādaśyām atandritaḥ
Alzando mis brazos, lo proclamo; escucha mi declaración: adora a Viśveśa en Ekādaśī, sin negligencia.
Varāha (default dialogue frame)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"receptive; being exhorted toward careful observance","key_question":"What is the essential practice on Ekādaśī, and how should it be performed (with what attentiveness)?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"On Ekādaśī, worship the Lord (Viśveśa) diligently, without negligence; proclamation underscores urgency.","karmic_consequence":"Diligent worship yields spiritual merit and supports liberation-oriented aims; negligence diminishes the vrata’s efficacy (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Ekādaśī-vrata (with Viśveśa/Īśvara worship)","tithi_month":"Ekādaśī (general)","promised_fruit":"Heightened puṇya and devotion; implied progress toward Viṣṇu’s supreme goal as framed in adjacent verses."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics of practice (apramāda)","core_concept":"Spiritual disciplines succeed through attentive, non-negligent worship; pramāda is a primary obstacle.","practical_application":"On Ekādaśī, prioritize pūjā/japa/viṣṇu-smaraṇa; avoid distractions; keep vows consciously."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Discipline"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 211.47 (fasting aim); Varāha Purāṇa 211.49–52 (specific prohibitions and accommodations)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha raises his arms in emphatic proclamation, urging steadfast Ekādaśī worship of the Lord, while Bhu Devī listens.","item_prompts":["Varāha with raised arms (ūrdhva-bāhu)","gesture of proclamation","Bhu Devī attentive posture","altar with lamp and tulasī","lunar Ekādaśī symbol"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic raised-arm Varāha, ornate jewelry; Bhu Devī calm; oil lamp and tulasī; strong reds/ochres; devotional intensity in posture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf halo; Varāha with uplifted arms; richly decorated altar; Ekādaśī moon icon; Bhu Devī with jeweled crown, reverent gaze.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined expressions; Varāha’s proclamation gesture; delicate temple interior; lamp flame emphasized; subdued elegance.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative emphasis on gesture; simple shrine; moonlit Ekādaśī night ambience; Bhu Devī seated on a low cushion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"proclamatory, exhortative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, ringing, admonitory"}
FAQs
The raised-arms proclamation is a conventional literary marker of public admonition, indicating how vrata norms were framed as urgent, socially broadcast instructions.
No explicit location is mentioned; “Viśveśa” functions as a divine epithet rather than a site reference in this fragment.
Diligent observance: worship on Ekādaśī should be performed attentively, avoiding negligence.
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