Varaha Purana 63.7 — Adhyaya 63, Shloka 7
Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow
Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance
प्रतिमासमानेनैव विधिनोपोष्य मानवः । कृष्णाष्टमीमपुत्रोऽपि लभेत् पुत्रं न संशयः ॥ ६३.७ ॥
pratimāsamānenaiva vidhinopoṣya mānavaḥ | kṛṣṇāṣṭamīm aputro 'pi labhet putraṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 63.7 ||
定められた作法により斎戒（ウパヴァーサ）を修し、毎月同じ規律をもって行ずるなら、たとえ子なき者であっても、クリシュナ・アシュタミー（Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī）を守ることにより子（男子）を得るであろう。疑いはない、と経は説く。
Varāha (default, verse fragment lacks explicit speaker marker)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"Foreshadowed by the name Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī (later strongly associated with Kṛṣṇa/Janmāṣṭamī traditions), though here framed as a vrata-tithi with putra-phala."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"By fasting according to the prescribed method, repeating the same regimen each month, even a childless person attains a son through observing Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields putra-prāpti (stated as certain); non-observance forfeits this specific promised fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī-vrata","tithi_month":"Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī; to be observed monthly with identical procedure (pratimāsa-samāna-vidhi)","promised_fruit":"Putra-prāpti (obtaining a son), even for the childless."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-karmānuṣṭhāna","core_concept":"Steady, periodic discipline (abhyāsa) aligned with sacred time (tithi) is presented as causally efficacious.","practical_application":"If seeking progeny, undertake a consistent monthly vrata with strict adherence to procedure rather than sporadic effort."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Observance","Cultural Heritage"]
Primary Rasa: āśā
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 63.63.8-9 (Śūrasena exemplum confirming the fruit)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A childless couple or solitary votary observing a monthly fast on Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī—simple austerity, prayerful posture, calendar/tithi symbolism implied.","item_prompts":["fasting devotee with japa-mālā","moon/tithi motif (aṣṭamī mark)","simple altar with Viṣṇu symbol","water pot","austere setting","subtle hint of blessing (infant cradle in background, symbolic)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: devotional austerity with strong outlines, aṣṭamī night ambience, Viṣṇu icon on small shrine, restrained palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central deity panel (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa-associated) with gold leaf, devotee in prayer, symbolic cradle rendered with gold highlights.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant, calm fasting scene, fine detailing of beads and cloth, soft light indicating sacred night.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative suggestion—votary under night sky, delicate landscape, symbolic infant motif lightly introduced."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, faith-building","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"confident, declarative"}
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic genre’s consolidation of vrata (observance) literature, where monthly discipline and calendrical rites are presented as socially meaningful practices within early medieval Hindu textual culture.
No geographic site is named in this verse fragment; the focus is calendrical (Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī) rather than a tīrtha or place-based tradition.
Regularity and rule-governed discipline (vidhi) in observance is emphasized; the verse frames consistent monthly practice as efficacious within the text’s ritual-ethical worldview.
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