Varaha Purana 122.3: Adhyaya 122, Shloka 3
The Greatness of Kokāmukha
Sacred Site Eulogy and Salvific Narrative
बाल्ये वयस्यपि च यो मम नित्यमनुव्रतः ॥ येन केनापि सन्तुष्टो यो मातापितृपूजकः
bālye vayasy api ca yo mama nityam anuvrataḥ || yena kenāpi santuṣṭo yo mātāpitṛpūjakaḥ
ബാല്യത്തിലും യൗവനത്തിലും എപ്പോഴും എനിക്ക് അനുവ്രതനായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നവൻ; എന്തു ലഭിച്ചാലും അതിൽ തൃപ്തനാകുന്നവൻ; കൂടാതെ മാതാപിതാക്കളെ പൂജിക്കുന്നവൻ.
Varāha (continued discourse context)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"compassion","earth_interaction":"Varāha defines ideal devotee-qualities before Bhū-devī, emphasizing lifelong anuvrata to ‘me’ and filial piety."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Maintain lifelong devotion to the Lord, contentment, and worship/service of mother and father.","karmic_consequence":"Such conduct yields steadiness of mind and dharmic merit; neglect of parents and discontent lead to social/inner disorder and demerit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Bhakti integrated with gṛhastha-dharma","core_concept":"Devotion is not opposed to worldly duties; true anuvrata includes contentment and reverence for parents as living deities.","practical_application":"Sustain daily remembrance/service to the Lord from childhood; practice santoṣa; actively care for and honor parents through speech, service, and ritual respect."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Dharma","Devotional Discipline"]
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Bhakti
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: virtue-catalog in Kokāmukha discourse (continuation).
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An ideal devotee’s life-stages: a child and youth offering devotion to Varāha, and a scene of honoring mother and father with respectful worship.","item_prompts":["child and youth in prayer","Varāha as iṣṭa-devatā","parents seated receiving pāda-sevā or garlands","simple household shrine"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: triptych-like composition—child/youth devotion and parent-worship, stylized domestic interior, rich colors, Varāha icon central with lamp and flowers.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha deity with gold arch, devotee offering flowers, parents honored with garlands, heavy ornamentation and embossed halos.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined family devotion scene, soft lighting, detailed textiles, gentle expressions emphasizing santoṣa and reverence.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical family tableau in a courtyard, delicate gestures of respect to parents, Varāha shrine in background, pastel tones."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Devotional and ethically uplifting","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"warm, reassuring"}
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The verse outlines an ethical-ascetic ideal integrating devotion, contentment, and filial duty—recurring themes in Purāṇic moral instruction.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
Sustain devotion, cultivate contentment, and honor parents as a core component of disciplined life.
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