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 ||
Ketika ia berbuat demikian, Sang Dewa menyatakan vrata ini. Raja itu pun melaksanakannya, dan ia pun memperoleh seorang putra.
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)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"On a Himalayan slope, a radiant deity appears to the ascetic king, instructing the vrata; later, a symbolic scene of the king receiving a child/boon is implied.","item_prompts":["radiant deity form (generic ‘deva’ aura)","king in tapas posture","light rays or halo","mountain backdrop","gesture of instruction (abhaya/varada or teaching mudrā)","symbolic cradle/infant motif"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: deity with luminous aura, teaching gesture, king kneeling with añjali, mountains stylized; second vignette hinting boon.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: deity and aura in gold leaf, ornate halo, king below in devotion, boon symbol (cradle) with gold highlights.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: classical divine epiphany with soft glow, refined facial expressions, balanced composition of teacher and recipient.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical epiphany in mountain landscape, delicate aura wash, narrative suggestion of fulfilled boon in a corner vignette."}
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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