Varaha Purana 28.38 — Adhyaya 28, Shloka 38
The Manifestation of Māyā as Durgā/Kātyāyanī and the Slaying of Vaitrāsura
नवम्यां यश्च पिष्टाशी भविष्यति हि मानवः । नारी वा तस्य सम्पन्नं भविष्यति मनोगतम् ॥ २८.३८ ॥
navamyāṃ yaś ca piṣṭāśī bhaviṣyati hi mānavaḥ | nārī vā tasya sampannaṃ bhaviṣyati manogatam || 28.38 ||
まことに、ナヴァミーの日に搗いた穀を食として慎みを守る者は、女（妻・伴侶）を得、心に願うことが成就する。
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":"On the ninth lunar day, subsist on pounded grain (piṣṭāśī) as a regulated observance to obtain desired worldly fulfillment, especially marriage/partner attainment.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields iṣṭa-siddhi (mind’s desire fulfilled) and strī-lābha (obtaining a wife/partner); implied loss of fruit if neglected."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Navamī-piṣṭāśī-niyama (Navamī observance of pounded-grain diet)","tithi_month":"Navamī (9th tithi; month not specified)","promised_fruit":"Attainment of a suitable woman/partner and fulfillment of mental desires (manogata-sampatti)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala / niyama","core_concept":"Self-restraint on specific tithis channels intention (saṅkalpa) into dharmically sanctioned results.","practical_application":"Adopt measured dietary restraint on Navamī with clear saṅkalpa for household welfare and ethical desire-fulfillment."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Observance","Vows (Vrata)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 28.28 (vrata/niyama-phala sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as teacher-figure prescribing a Navamī dietary observance, with a devotee receiving the instruction and envisioning household fulfillment.","item_prompts":["Varāha (divine instructor) seated","devotee with folded hands","calendar/tithi motif (Navamī moon phase)","simple bowl of pounded grain (piṣṭa)","subtle household symbols (wedding garland, lamp)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha as calm upadeśa-mūrti, warm earthy palette, devotee at his feet, piṣṭa-bowl and Navamī moon emblem in background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha teacher with ornate arch, gold-leaf halo, devotee offering a small bowl of piṣṭa; minimal background with Navamī lunar icon.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, subdued colors, Varāha instructing with abhaya/varada gesture, devotee holding piṣṭa-bowl, soft domestic motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate teaching scene in a pavilion, Varāha instructing, devotee seated, small bowl of pounded grain, moonlit Navamī sky."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, instructional, gently affirmative"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic pattern of linking specific lunar-day observances (tithi-based vrata practices) with socially valued outcomes, illustrating how ethical-ritual disciplines were framed within household life in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on a tithi-based observance (navamī) and its stated results.
The verse presents a discipline of regulated diet/ascetic restraint on navamī (subsisting on piṣṭa—pounded grain) as a form of vrata, with the philosophical instruction that intentional self-restraint is associated with the fulfillment of intended aims (manogata).
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