Varaha Purana 64.4: Adhyaya 64, Shloka 4
Procedure for the Vow that Cultivates Valor
Durgā Navamī Observance
एवं संवत्सरं यावदुपोष्येति विधानतः । व्रतान्ते भोजयेद्धीमान् यथाशक्त्या कुमारिकाः ॥ ६४.४ ॥
evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ yāvad upoṣyeti vidhānataḥ | vratānte bhojayed dhīmān yathāśaktyā kumārikāḥ || 64.4 ||
આ રીતે વિધાન મુજબ એક વર્ષ સુધી ઉપવાસ-વ્રત પાળી, વ્રતના અંતે બુદ્ધિમાન વ્યક્તિ પોતાની શક્તિ મુજબ કુમારિકાઓને ભોજન કરાવે.
Varāha
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":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Observe the fast according to procedure for a year; at the vow’s end, feed kumārikās according to one’s means.","karmic_consequence":"Proper completion yields the vow’s promised merit; failure to conclude with prescribed feeding diminishes/obstructs the fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Annual upavāsa-vrata with kumārikā-bhojana at conclusion (name not specified in excerpt)","tithi_month":"Observed for one year (specific tithi/month not specified here)","promised_fruit":"General vrata-siddhi; accrual of puṇya through disciplined fasting and compassionate giving."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma (vrata as self-regulation)","core_concept":"Vrata is not only abstinence (upavāsa) but also positive dharma—nourishing others at the end.","practical_application":"Plan observances with a feasible capacity for concluding dāna/bhojana; align austerity with compassion."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Social Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇā
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 64.64.3 (Navamī worship and brāhmaṇa-bhojana); Varāha Purāṇa 64.64.5 (adornment and kṣamā-yācñā)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A year-long vow’s conclusion: the patron arranges a meal for young unmarried girls, offering respectful service and food in a clean ritual space.","item_prompts":["group of kumārikās seated for meal","serving vessels, water pot, clean cloths","patron offering food with humility","simple altar indicating vrata completion"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette; symmetrical seating of kumārikās; patron in devotional posture; ritual cleanliness emphasized with bright floor patterns.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore gold accents on vessels and ornaments; kumārikās in festive attire; patron presenting offerings; ornate border motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore finesse: gentle expressions, detailed saree borders; soft interior lighting; calm concluding-rite atmosphere.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari courtyard scene with patterned rugs; kumārikās in colorful garments; minimal shrine element; narrative clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, calm","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"measured, guiding"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic pattern in which personal austerity (upavāsa/vrata) is ritually completed through a socially oriented act—feeding others—indicating the integration of ascetic discipline with household ethics in medieval Sanskrit dharma literature.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is a general procedural instruction for concluding a vow.
The verse emphasizes that disciplined observance should culminate in compassionate giving: one should provide food to others—here specified as kumārikās—within one’s means (yathāśaktyā), underscoring proportional responsibility rather than excess.
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