Varaha Purana 153.31 — Adhyaya 153, Shloka 31
The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests
एकादशी शुक्लपक्षे मासि भाद्रपदे तथा ॥ तस्यां स्नातो नरो देवि कृतकृत्यो हि जायते ॥
ekādaśī śuklapakṣe māsi bhādrapade tathā || tasyāṃ snāto naro devi kṛtakṛtyo hi jāyate ||
Pada hari Ekadasi di paruh terang (Suklapaksa) pada bulan Bhādrapada pula, wahai Devī, seseorang yang mandi suci pada hari itu dikatakan menjadi kṛtakṛtya, yakni telah menunaikan kewajibannya.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Instruction to Bhū Devī (‘devī’) about a specific sacred time (Bhādrapada śukla Ekādaśī) and the fruit of snāna."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious/receptive","key_question":"Which sacred time-observance (tithi) and act (snāna) grants swift spiritual completion and merit?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"Unspecified tīrtha/ghāṭ in the Mathurā-maṇḍala (implied by immediate Mathurā/Madhuvana context)","parikrama_context":"Functions as a calendrical anchor for pilgrimage—visiting/bathing at Mathurā tīrthas on Ekādaśī as part of a circuit.","krishna_connection":"Ekādaśī is strongly Vaiṣṇava; the Mathurā setting aligns the vow with Kṛṣṇa-bhakti culture (implicit foreshadowing)."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"On Bhādrapada śukla Ekādaśī, perform ritual bathing (snāna) to attain kṛtakṛtyatā (fulfilled duty/aim).","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields high puṇya and a sense of completed dharma; omission has no stated penalty here."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Bhādrapada-śukla Ekādaśī snāna (Ekādaśī observance implied)","tithi_month":"Ekādaśī, śukla-pakṣa, Bhādrapada","promised_fruit":"Kṛtakṛtyatā—religious aims fulfilled; implied pāpa-kṣaya/puṇya accrual through tīrtha-snāna."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"Ekādaśī as mind-purification support: restraint and sacred bathing aid sattva and devotion (implicit)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ritual ethics (kāla-śuddhi)","core_concept":"Right time (tithi) sanctifies action; disciplined observance converts ordinary bathing into liberative merit.","practical_application":"On Bhādrapada śukla Ekādaśī, bathe with sankalpa, maintain purity/restraint, and orient the act to Viṣṇu-bhakti (e.g., japa, charity, temple visit)."}
Subject Matter: ["Sacred Geography","Ritual Practice","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: Bhakti
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Type: tīrtha/river-ghāṭ context (implied)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 153.32–33 (Mathurā tīrthas; Madhuvana)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Pilgrims bathing at a Mathurā tīrtha on Bhādrapada śukla Ekādaśī; Varāha instructs Bhū Devī about the vow’s fruit of kṛtakṛtyatā.","item_prompts":["river/kuṇḍa with ghāṭ steps","pilgrims performing snāna","Ekādaśī lunar symbolism (crescent/bright fortnight motif)","Varāha teaching Bhū Devī"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: ghāṭ scene with rhythmic figures in snāna, ornate borders, Varāha–Bhū Devī teaching vignette, rich saturated palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf highlights on water ripples and halos, central tīrtha-bathing scene, devotional grandeur.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined bathing ritual depiction, delicate ornamentation, calm devotional atmosphere.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: gentle riverside with small figures bathing, soft sky indicating śukla-pakṣa brightness, intimate devotional tone."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-reverent, instructive","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, directive, devotional"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic cataloguing of calendrical observances (tithi-based practices) and their perceived social-ethical value in classical South Asian ritual culture.
No specific site-name is given in this verse; it focuses on time (Ekādaśī in Bhādrapada) rather than place.
The verse frames disciplined observance (here, bathing on an auspicious tithi) as a means of completing one’s duties—an ethic of self-regulation and ritual order.
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