Varaha Purana 99.13: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 13
The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
Pūrva Bhāga · Guru-bhakti and Viṣṇu-darśana (Ritual Observances in Kārttika)
संक्रान्त्यां वा महाभागं चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहे तथा ॥ यः पश्यति हरिं देवि पूजितं गुरुणा शुभे ॥
saṅkrāntyāṁ vā mahābhāgaṁ candrasūryagrahe tathā || yaḥ paśyati hariṁ devi pūjitaṁ guruṇā śubhe ||
saMkrAMtyAM vA mahAbhAgaM chandrasUryagrahe tathA || yaH pashyati hariM devi pUjitaM guruNA shubhe
देवी, संक्रांति के दिन या सूरज-चाँद ग्रहण के टाइम जो कोई हरि को देखता है। गुरु उसकी पूजा कर चुका होता है। उसे खास फल मिलता है।
Sandhi Notes
- चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहे = चन्द्रसूर्य + ग्रहे
Varāha
Attentive, seeking the potency of sacred times
What special efficacy arises from beholding Hari when worshipped by the guru during saṅkrānti or lunar/solar eclipses?
When the cosmos displays liminality (ingress/eclipses), the devotee anchors in Hari through guru-led worship and darśana.
Mark saṅkrānti/grahaṇa times for heightened worship, restraint, japa, and darśana under proper guidance.
Varāha teaches Bhūdevī about auspicious darśana of Hari at liminal cosmic times (saṅkrānti, eclipses) under guru-led worship.
Eclipse and ingress mark cosmic thresholds; turning to Hari at these moments signifies refuge in the unchanging amid celestial disturbance.
Grahaṇa as a dramatic ‘darkening’ where lamp/worship restores order; saṅkrānti as solar ‘pivot’ akin to yajña’s transition points (sandhi).
The Lord as the stable ground of kāla and grahas; devotion during cosmic instability trains vairāgya and surrender (śaraṇāgati).
On saṅkrānti and during candra/sūrya-grahaṇa, one should take darśana of Hari duly worshipped by the guru.
Such darśana at powerful kāla yields amplified merit and purification; ignoring these opportunities forfeits heightened fruit associated with grahaṇa/saṅkrānti.
‘Special result’ (viśeṣa-phala) implied: intensified puṇya and purification through guru-sanctified darśana.
Hari as the same supreme later manifest as Kṛṣṇa; eclipses/saṅkrānti later become major Vaiṣṇava bathing and darśana occasions, including in Vraja, but not specified here.
Varāha Purāṇa 99.11–12 (vidhi, guru mediation, Kārtika/Dvādaśī worship)
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic calendrical piety, where liminal times such as saṅkrānti and eclipses are treated as intensified moments for darśana and worship.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is on sacred time (saṅkrānti, eclipses).
The verse emphasizes disciplined devotional attention—seeking darśana of Hari in contexts validated by learned guidance (the guru).
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