Varaha Purana 65.6 — Adhyaya 65, Shloka 6
The Sovereignty Vow and the Cycle of Tithi-Based Observances
एकादश्यां तु यत्नेन नरः कुर्याद् यथाविधि । मार्गशीर्षे शुक्लपक्षादारभ्याब्दं विचक्षणः । तद् व्रतं धनदस्येष्टं कृतं वित्तं प्रयच्छति ॥ ६५.६ ॥
ekādaśyāṃ tu yatnena naraḥ kuryād yathāvidhi | mārgaśīrṣe śuklapakṣād ārabhyābdaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ | tad vrataṃ dhanadasyeṣṭaṃ kṛtaṃ vittaṃ prayacchati || 65.6 ||
しかしエーカーダシー（Ekādaśī）の日には、人は定められた作法に従い、注意深くその誓戒（ヴラタ）を行うべきである。マールガシールシャ月（Mārgaśīrṣa）の白分（明半月）より始め、識者は一年間これを守り続けよ。その誓戒は財宝神ダナダ（クベーラ Kubera）に愛され、修すれば富を授ける。
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":"Foreshadows Vaiṣṇava Ekādaśī culture central to later Kṛṣṇa-bhakti traditions, though Kṛṣṇa is not named here."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"From Mārgaśīrṣa-śukla-pakṣa, carefully perform the Ekādaśī observance as prescribed for a year; it is dear to Kubera and grants wealth.","karmic_consequence":"Proper observance yields dhana (wealth/prosperity); negligence implies loss of the promised fruit and diminished auspiciousness."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dhanada-priya Ekādaśī-saṃvatsara-vrata (Kubera-priya Ekādaśī observance)","tithi_month":"Beginning Mārgaśīrṣa, bright fortnight; maintained for one year (monthly Ekādaśī cycle implied)","promised_fruit":"Wealth, financial stability, and increase of resources (vitta-pradāna)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Ekādaśī restraint channels desire into order; wealth is framed as a dharmic byproduct when senses are governed—prosperity follows alignment, not indulgence.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Fasting/regulated intake as internal yajña; time (tithi) as sacrificial ‘ladle’; Kubera as guardian of resources responding to disciplined offering of appetite.","vedantic_connection":"Artha is subordinated to dharma; prosperity is legitimate when pursued through self-control and prescribed action, reducing attachment while enabling righteous livelihood."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma-artha integration","core_concept":"Material prosperity is best sought through disciplined, dharmic observance rather than mere acquisition.","practical_application":"Adopt regular Ekādaśī discipline (fasting/regulated diet, worship, charity as per one’s tradition) and maintain consistency for long-term stability."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Observance","Calendrical Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: sacred time / vrata-calendar
Related Themes: 65.65.5 (year-long observance motif)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A disciplined devotee marks Ekādaśī with careful observance, beginning in Mārgaśīrṣa; Kubera’s presence is implied as the giver of wealth.","item_prompts":["calendar/tithi markings","fasting devotee with tulasī/Viṣṇu worship items","Kubera iconography (mace, money-bag, pot of jewels)","offerings and lamp","a year-cycle motif (12 markers)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Devotee before Viṣṇu shrine with tulasī; Kubera as a side-figure in traditional stylization; rhythmic border of twelve month-symbols.","tanjore_prompt":"Central Viṣṇu worship with gold leaf; Kubera rendered richly with gold ornaments and treasure pot; inscription-like Ekādaśī emphasis.","mysore_prompt":"Balanced composition: devotee, shrine, subtle Kubera; refined detailing of ritual objects and calm devotional atmosphere.","pahari_prompt":"Miniature-style month-cycle around the scene; Kubera in bright attire; devotee in simple fasting posture with delicate landscape hints."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"observance-focused, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"measured, encouraging, authoritative"}
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic vrata literature by pairing a calendrical rule (Ekādaśī; Mārgaśīrṣa bright fortnight; one-year duration) with a stated social aim—prosperity—reflecting how dharma texts integrated ritual timekeeping and household aspirations.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical (Ekādaśī; the month Mārgaśīrṣa) rather than place-centered.
To undertake a disciplined observance carefully and in accordance with prescribed procedure (yathāvidhi), emphasizing intentional practice and adherence to an established ritual-ethical framework.
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