Varaha Purana 148.81 — Adhyaya 148, Shloka 81
The Greatness of Stutasvāmi: Varāha’s Disclosure of the Bhūtagiri Sacred Landscape and Its Ethical Discipline
तत्र गत्वा वरारोहे उदिते च दिवाकरे॥ अथ मध्याह्नवेलायां यदि वा अस्तंगतेऽपि वा॥
tatra gatvā varārohe udite ca divākare || atha madhyāhnavelāyāṃ yadi vā astaṃgate ’pi vā ||
ເມື່ອໄປຮອດທີ່ນັ້ນແລ້ວ ໂອ ຜູ້ມີສະໂພກງາມ ບໍ່ວ່າເວລາຕາເວັນຂຶ້ນ ຫຼືເວລາທ່ຽງວັນ ຫຼືແມ່ນແຕ່ເວລາຕາເວັນຕົກ—
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha instructs Bhū-devī on permissible times for arriving/performing the pilgrimage act at the site."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive, guided in ritual procedure","key_question":"What times of day are appropriate for going there and performing the prescribed pilgrimage act?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Stutagiri (as referenced in the immediate passage)","parikrama_context":"Implied procedural guidance for visiting a tīrtha; no explicit parikramā mentioned.","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"For tīrtha-procedure, the act may be undertaken at sunrise, midday, or sunset (broadly allowable ritual windows).","karmic_consequence":"Following the proper timing supports the rite’s efficacy and merit; neglecting procedure implies diminished fruit (not explicitly stated here)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma (ācāra/vidhi)","core_concept":"Dharma is stabilized through right procedure (kāla-niyama) in sacred acts.","practical_application":"Plan tīrtha-visit and worship around sunrise/midday/sunset; align actions with daily sacred time-joints."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Timing","Pilgrimage Procedure"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: None
Type: giri/tīrtha (sacred hill-site)
Related Themes: 148.148.8 (continuation: Stutagiri-māhātmya closure)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, in a calm instructive posture, indicates the sun’s positions—sunrise, zenith, and sunset—while Bhū-devī listens near a sacred hill-tīrtha.","item_prompts":["sacred hill (giri) with shrine markers","three solar positions (dawn/zenith/dusk) shown symbolically","Varāha as teacher-figure","Bhū-devī attentive posture","pilgrimage implements (water-pot, staff)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm earthy palette; Varāha as dignified divine instructor; Bhū-devī with serene gaze; stylized sun motifs for three times; hill-temple backdrop.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha and Bhū-devī with ornate jewelry; gold-leaf halo; three small sun medallions (dawn/noon/dusk) around; temple-hill in relief-like background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework; subtle gradations; Varāha gesturing toward sky; Bhū-devī seated; landscape with sacred hill and soft atmospheric sun phases.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside; delicate figures; three-panel sky band showing dawn/noon/dusk; intimate teacher-disciple mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional, steady","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, didactic, composed"}
FAQs
It records flexible time-windows for ritual action, reflecting how Purāṇic prescriptions accommodated practical constraints of travel and pilgrimage.
The verse uses “tatra” (there), indicating a previously defined sacred site in the surrounding narrative.
The instruction emphasizes observance and intentionality over rigid timing, allowing multiple valid ritual moments.
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