Varaha Purana 63.9: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 9
Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow
Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance
तस्यैवं कुर्वतो देवो व्रतमेतज्जगाद ह । सोऽप्येतत्कृतवान् राजा पुत्रं चैवोपलभ्धवान् ॥ ६३.९ ॥
tasyaivaṃ kurvato devo vratam etaj jagāda ha | so 'py etat kṛtavān rājā putraṃ caivopalabdhavān || 63.9 ||
તે આમ કરતો હતો ત્યારે દેવતાએ આ વ્રત ઉપદેશ્યું. તે રાજાએ પણ તેને આચર્યું અને તેણે પણ પુત્ર પ્રાપ્ત કર્યો.
Varāha (default instructor voice; explicit speaker not marked in the excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī-vrata (as revealed by the deity)","tithi_month":"Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī; monthly regimen implied by the section’s instruction","promised_fruit":"Putra-prāpti: the king performs the vrata and obtains a son."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"grace + effort synthesis","core_concept":"Tapas invites divine disclosure of dharma; when instruction is received, faithful performance yields the promised fruit.","practical_application":"Seek right method (vidhi) through śāstra/guru/deva-upadeśa, then execute consistently—results are framed as prasāda."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Observance","Kingship Narratives"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: mountain (tapas-kṣetra)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 63.63.7 (promise of son through Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī); Varāha Purāṇa 63.63.8 (Śūrasena’s tapas)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"revelatory, uplifting","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, authoritative"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a prescribed observance (vrata) is presented as a culturally authoritative means to frame royal conduct and desired outcomes, functioning as didactic literature within the broader Sanskrit tradition.
No geographic location is named in this specific verse; it focuses on the declaration and performance of an observance and its result.
The verse emphasizes disciplined adherence to a stated observance (vrata) as a model of conduct, presented neutrally as a cultural-philosophical instruction linking intentional practice with consequential outcomes.
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