Varaha Purana 61.3 — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 3
The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha
Kumāra
षष्ठ्यां तु पारयेद् धीमान् प्रथमं तु फलं नृप । ततो भुञ्जीत यत्नेन वाग्यतः शुद्धमोदनम् ॥ ६१.३ ॥
ṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu pārayet dhīmān prathamaṃ tu phalaṃ nṛpa | tato bhuñjīta yatnena vāgyataḥ śuddhamodanam || 61.3 ||
હે નૃપ! ષષ્ઠીએ બુદ્ધિમાન વ્યક્તિએ વ્રતનું પારણું કરવું—પ્રથમ ફળ લેવું; પછી પ્રયત્નપૂર્વક, વાણીમાં સંયમ રાખીને, શુદ્ધ ઓદન (ઉકાળેલો ભાત) ભોજન કરવો.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)
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"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Pāraṇa rule: on Ṣaṣṭhī conclude the observance by first taking fruit, then—restrained in speech—eat purified boiled rice (śuddha-odana).","karmic_consequence":"Proper pāraṇa seals the vrata and preserves its fruit; careless breaking (impure food, harsh speech) is implied to taint merit and reduce efficacy."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Kāma-vrata (pāraṇa-vidhi)","tithi_month":"Ṣaṣṭhī (concluding day/pāraṇa)","promised_fruit":"Secures the vrata’s promised kāma-siddhi by correct completion (implied)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical asceticism in daily acts","core_concept":"Control of speech and purity of intake are twin disciplines; the mind’s desires are mastered by regulating the gateways of word and food.","practical_application":"During completion of any observance, keep measured speech (vāk-saṃyama), begin gently (fruit), and choose simple, pure food to stabilize the mind."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Dietary Discipline"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: saṃyama
Type: Household/āśrama ritual meal context
Related Themes: 61.61.2 (year-long regimen leading to this completion); 60.60.7 (year-end completion via feeding/gifting parallels the idea of proper closure)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The vow’s completion: a calm practitioner breaks the fast on Ṣaṣṭhī—first fruit, then a bowl of pure rice—maintaining silence or gentle speech.","item_prompts":["fruit in hand or on plate","bowl of white boiled rice (odana)","water vessel for purification","quiet gesture (finger to lips / composed mouth)","simple clean setting, white cloth"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: devotee seated in composed posture, fruit and rice bowl prominent, minimal background, emphasis on purity and restraint through clean lines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central still-life-like focus on fruit and rice with gold accents, devotee in prayerful posture, ornate border but serene interior.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft, realistic shading on rice bowl and fruits, calm facial expression, refined domestic shrine ambience.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate interior scene, delicate colors, devotee quietly eating fruit then rice, gentle narrative sequencing suggested by placement."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"quietly disciplined","suggested_raga":"Anandabhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, controlled, contemplative"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic and Dharma-text pattern: concluding an observance (vrata) with regulated re-feeding, emphasizing restraint, gradual dietary transition, and purity norms.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
The verse prescribes disciplined completion of a vow through careful, gradual eating and restraint in speech, presenting self-regulation and purity as key ethical practices.
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