Shloka 75
The Greatness of Hṛṣīkeśa at Rurukṣetra: The Origin Narrative of Ruru and the Sacred Site
तव नाम्नां च विख्यातमेतत्क्षेत्रं भविष्यति ॥ तव तीर्थे कृतस्नानस्त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ॥
tava nāmnāṁ ca vikhyātam etat kṣetraṁ bhaviṣyati || tava tīrthe kṛta-snānas trirātropoṣito naraḥ ||
ហើយក្សេត្រដ៏បរិសុទ្ធនេះ នឹងល្បីល្បាញដោយព្រះនាមរបស់អ្នក។ បុរសណាដែលបានងូតទឹកនៅទីរថៈរបស់អ្នក ហើយបានតមអាហាររយៈបីយប់—
Varāha (default instructor voice)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"As instructor, Varāha establishes a tīrtha’s fame and prescribes a pilgrim’s bath and tri-rātra upavāsa as efficacious practice for humans upon Earth."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, receptive (listening to tīrtha-māhātmya and ritual efficacy)","key_question":"How will this kṣetra become renowned, and what observances make a pilgrim’s visit spiritually effective?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Ruru-tīrtha / Ruru-kṣetra (as named in the surrounding passage)","parikrama_context":"General tīrtha-visit discipline (snāna + upavāsa) that can be integrated into kṣetra-parikramā, though not explicitly stated here.","krishna_connection":"None explicit; the Vaiṣṇava tīrtha framework anticipates later Kṛṣṇa-kṣetra patterns but without direct foreshadowing."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"A pilgrim should bathe at the designated tīrtha and observe a three-night fast (trirātra-upavāsa) to gain the stated sacred benefit.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields purification/merit as implied by the māhātmya; neglect forfeits the promised tīrtha-phala."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Trirātra-upavāsa at the tīrtha (tīrtha-trirātra-vrata)","tithi_month":"Not specified; framed as kṣetra-based (yātrā-kāla) observance.","promised_fruit":"Eligibility for the tīrtha’s purificatory power and accruing kṣetra-puṇya; fame of the site tied to the deity’s name."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None explicit; implicit is the Purāṇic idea that tīrtha and upavāsa refine the antaḥkaraṇa for dharma."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-yoga / dharma of pilgrimage","core_concept":"External sacred geography becomes inward purification when joined with restraint (upavāsa) and faith in śāstra-vākya.","practical_application":"When visiting a tīrtha, combine snāna with a measured vow (fasting/continence) rather than treating the visit as mere travel."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tīrtha-kṣetra (sacred bathing place)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 146.84 (purification by darśana); Varāha Purāṇa 146.86-87 (Ruru-māhātmya and origin)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, in a calm instructive posture, indicates a sacred bathing spot while describing the three-night fast and the future fame of the kṣetra by the deity’s name.","item_prompts":["Varāha as divine teacher","tīrtha waters/ghāṭa-like steps","pilgrim with water-pot (kamaṇḍalu)","fasting marks: simple cloth, restrained posture","inscription-like aura of the deity’s name over the kṣetra"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: serene Varāha as upadeśa-mūrti near a stylized tīrtha-tank, flat warm palette, ornate jewelry, pilgrims in minimal white garments signifying upavāsa.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: Varāha with halo and gold-leaf arch, tīrtha waters rendered as turquoise band, a devotee offering añjali, subtle text-panel indicating ‘trirātra-upavāsa’.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; Varāha pointing toward the tīrtha, pilgrim holding kamaṇḍalu, calm devotional ambience.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: mountainous sacred landscape framing a small tīrtha pool, Varāha as teacher under a tree canopy, pilgrims in simple attire suggesting fasting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverential, instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, didactic, gentle authority"}
FAQs
It records ritual prescriptions (bathing and a three-night fast) that help reconstruct historical pilgrimage practices and tīrtha economies.
The kṣetra is identified by the petitioner’s name within the Ruru-kṣetra narrative; the verse itself does not supply a modern place-name.
It promotes disciplined practice (fasting) paired with purification rites (bathing) as a structured path to moral-spiritual renewal.