Varaha Purana 116.5 — Adhyaya 116, Shloka 5
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
एवं योगविधानॆन कर्म कुर्याद् दृढव्रतः ।। पूतात्मा धर्मसंयुक्तो विष्णुलोकं तु गच्छति
evaṃ yogavidhānena karma kuryād dṛḍhavrataḥ || pūtātmā dharmasaṃyukto viṣṇulokaṃ tu gacchati
ដូច្នេះ តាមវិធានយោគៈដែលបានកំណត់ អ្នកមានវ្រតៈមាំមួនគួរធ្វើការអនុវត្ត; ដោយចិត្តវិញ្ញាណបានបរិសុទ្ធ និងភ្ជាប់ជាមួយធម៌ គាត់ពិតជាទៅដល់លោកវិษ្ណុ។
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha speaks as the salvific authority: adherence to yogic discipline and dharma leads the practitioner to Viṣṇu-loka."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"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":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"One who is firm in vows should perform the prescribed yogic discipline; being purified and dharma-aligned, he attains Viṣṇu’s world.","karmic_consequence":"Observance leads to Viṣṇu-loka (soteriological ascent); neglect implies continued saṃsāric limitation (unstated)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dṛḍha-vrata (firm vow) with yoga-vidhāna and Viṣṇu-arcana (general)","tithi_month":"Not specified","promised_fruit":"Purification (pūtātman) and attainment of Viṣṇu-loka."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"Implicit: purity and dharma-yoga as means to higher loka; bhakti/karma-yoga synthesis (not explicitly mapped to Yajña-Varāha limbs)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology (dharma-yoga)","core_concept":"Dharma-conjoined disciplined practice purifies the self and leads to liberation/attainment of the divine realm.","practical_application":"Undertake prescribed yogic/ritual discipline with steadiness in vows; cultivate purity and dharmic conduct as daily orientation."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: surrounding arcana/yoga-vidhi and fruits of worship in this adhyāya (116)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine teacher bestowing a boon-like assurance: the steadfast votary, purified and dharmic, ascends to Viṣṇu’s radiant world.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated in teaching posture","halo/tejas around Varāha","devotee with folded hands (añjali)","symbolic path/ladder of light to Viṣṇu-loka","lotus motifs","scripture/ritual implements (optional)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha with serene mukha, rich flat colors, ornate jewelry; devotee in añjali; luminous Vaikuṇṭha backdrop with lotuses.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha with heavy gold-leaf ornaments and prabhāmaṇḍala; devotee below; Vaikuṇṭha arch with gold detailing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; Varāha teaching gesture (vyākhyāna-mudrā); subtle celestial realm behind.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical landscape with a river of light leading to a hilltop celestial palace; Varāha instructing a humble votary."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, didactic, benedictory"}
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic phalaśruti style, linking disciplined observance with a cosmological-afterlife goal (Viṣṇuloka).
No terrestrial location is identified; the verse references Viṣṇuloka as a cosmological realm.
Maintain firm vows and perform prescribed discipline with purity and dharma-alignment.
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