Varaha Purana 99.47 — Adhyaya 99, Shloka 47
The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
ग्रहणे विषुवे चैव यत्फलं जपतां भवेत् ॥ तत्फलं द्विगुणं तस्य दीक्षितो यः शृणोति च
grahaṇe viṣuve caiva yatphalaṃ japatāṃ bhavet || tatphalaṃ dviguṇaṃ tasya dīkṣito yaḥ śṛṇoti ca
ಗ್ರಹಣ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಷುವ/ಅಯನ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಪ ಮಾಡುವವರಿಗೆ ಯಾವ ಫಲ ದೊರಕುತ್ತದೋ, ಅದೇ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಶ್ರವಣವೂ ಮಾಡುವ ದೀಕ್ಷಿತನಿಗೆ ದ್ವಿಗುಣವಾಗಿ ದೊರಕುತ್ತದೆ।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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":"Japa performed at liminal cosmic times (eclipse, viṣuva/ayana) yields fruit; for a dīkṣita who also listens (śravaṇa), that fruit becomes doubled.","karmic_consequence":"Observing sacred timings and combining śravaṇa with japa intensifies merit; ignoring timing/listening forfeits the stated doubling though practice still retains baseline benefit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"grahaṇa (eclipse) and viṣuva/ayana (equinox/solstice)","promised_fruit":"Doubled fruit for the initiated listener; heightened efficacy of japa at these times."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Grahaṇa and viṣuva/ayana are cosmic ‘hinges’ where time is ritually charged; doubling through śravaṇa suggests that receptive consciousness (śruti) completes active utterance (japa), mirroring yajña where offering and receiving are paired.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Time as yajña’s ‘seasonal limb’; eclipse/equinox as intensified ‘ṛtu’ moments; śravaṇa as āhuti received by inner fire (antar-agni).","vedantic_connection":"Śravaṇa (hearing) is the first step of jñāna-sādhana; even within karma, listening purifies buddhi and deepens saṃskāra, hence ‘dviguṇa’ fruit for the dīkṣita."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"sādhana-krama (practice synergy)","core_concept":"Action (japa) is strengthened by receptivity (śravaṇa) and by alignment with cosmic rhythms (kāla).","practical_application":"On eclipses/equinoxes/solstices, prioritize mantra-japa and also attend/host recitation; if initiated, listen with focused mind to ‘complete’ the practice."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: astral/temporal context
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 99.51 (place potency); Varāha Purāṇa 99.49 (phalaśruti rhetoric)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Devotees perform japa during an eclipse and at a solstice/equinox; an initiated disciple listens to a reciter, with the ‘doubling’ shown as radiance or mirrored halos.","item_prompts":["eclipsed sun/moon","calendar/astral symbols","japa-mālā","reciter with palm-leaf text","listener with sacred thread (dīkṣita)","twofold aura/light motif","temple bell or lamp"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic eclipse disc in sky, devotees in profile with mālā, teacher reciting, listener attentive; stylized cosmic bands.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf eclipse halo, central reciter and dīkṣita listener with ornate jewelry, doubled aureole effect, rich reds.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined astronomical sky, subtle eclipse shading, calm interior/exterior temple setting, emphasis on attentive listening posture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic night-sky eclipse, small group around a lamp, delicate expressions, luminous doubling motif."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, time-sensitive, concentrated","suggested_raga":"Mārvā (twilight/liminal)","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"focused, slightly hushed, emphatic on ‘dviguṇam’"}
FAQs
It shows how Purāṇic traditions integrate astronomical time (eclipse, viṣuva) into ritual valuation, reflecting broader Indic calendrical and observance systems.
No location is specified; the focus is temporal (astronomical occasions) rather than spatial.
It prioritizes disciplined participation—initiation and attentive listening (śravaṇa)—as amplifiers of the value attributed to practice.
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