Varaha Purana 60.2 — Adhyaya 60, Shloka 2
The Rite of the Śāntivrata: A Yearlong Observance with Viṣṇu-on-Śeṣa and Nāga-Anganyāsa Worship
पञ्चम्यां शुक्लपक्षस्य कार्त्तिके मासि सुव्रत । अरभेद् वर्षमेकं तु भुञ्जीयादम्लवर्जितम् ॥ ६०.२ ॥
pañcamyāṁ śuklapakṣasya kārttike māsi suvrata | arābhed varṣam ekaṁ tu bhuñjīyād amla-varjitam || 60.2 ||
Pada hari kelima paruh terang bulan di bulan Kārttika, wahai yang berkaul suci, hendaknya selama satu tahun menyantap makanan tanpa yang asam.
Varāha
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":"Kārttika-śukla-pañcamī marks the start of a year-long dietary discipline: avoid all amla (sour/acidic) foods.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields ritual purity and vrata-siddhi; violation diminishes the vow’s fruit and is treated as a lapse requiring expiation per local dharma practice."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Kārttika-śukla-pañcamī amla-varjana-saṃvatsara-vrata","tithi_month":"Kārttika, śukla-pakṣa, pañcamī; continued for one year","promised_fruit":"Purification of diet and mind, strengthening of bhakti to Hari, and attainment of vrata-phala (merit conducive to auspicious worlds)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ethical-ritual discipline (niyama)","core_concept":"Indriya-nigraha through regulated food as a support for sattva and devotion.","practical_application":"Adopt a clear, time-bound dietary rule (amla-varjana) beginning on an auspicious tithi and maintain it consistently for a full year."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Observances","Dietary Discipline"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmya
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 60.60.3-6 (associated worship/nyāsa and homa sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as teacher prescribing a Kārttika observance: a devotee begins a year-long vow, setting aside sour foods as an act of restraint.","item_prompts":["calendar/pañcāṅga showing Kārttika śukla pañcamī","simple sāttvika meal without sour items","devotee taking saṅkalpa with water in hand","small Viṣṇu/Varāha icon in the background"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha in calm teaching posture, warm earthy palette, devotee taking saṅkalpa; minimalistic food offerings shown as symbolic restraint.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Hari/Varāha icon with gold halo; devotee below holding saṅkalpa vessel; stylized platter indicating amla-varjana.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined courtly interior, priest/devotee noting the tithi; subtle depiction of regulated meal; serene devotional mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: hillside āśrama scene, devotee making vow at dawn; simple meal and manuscript/palm-leaf indicating the rule."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Didactic and contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"Medium-slow","voice_tone":"Clear, instructive, steady"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern of prescribing time-bound vows (vratas) tied to the lunar calendar—here, Kārttika—showing how ritual discipline and diet were integrated into ethical and devotional practice in Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is calendrical (pañcamī of the bright fortnight in Kārttika) rather than place-specific.
The verse emphasizes disciplined self-regulation through a year-long dietary restraint—avoiding sour foods—as a structured ethical practice within a vrata framework.
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