Varaha Purana 122.5: Adhyaya 122, Shloka 5
The Greatness of Kokāmukha
Sacred Site Eulogy and Salvific Narrative
विकर्म नाभिकुर्वीत कौमारव्रतसंस्थितः ॥ सर्वभूतदयायुक्तः सत्त्वेन च समन्वितः
vikarma nābhikurvīta kaumāravratasamsthitaḥ || sarvabhūtadayāyuktaḥ sattvena ca samanvitaḥ
കൗമാരവ്രതത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരനായിട്ട് അവൻ വികർമ്മം ചെയ്യരുത്; സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങളോടും ദയയുള്ളവനായി, സത്ത്വശുദ്ധിയാൽ സമന്വിതനായിരിക്കണം।
Varāha (continued discourse context)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","earth_interaction":"Instructional address within the Varāha–Bhū dialogue frame; ethical guidance meant to protect beings dwelling on Earth."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"receptive/curious (didactic setting implied)","key_question":"How should one live—through brahmacarya, non-wrongdoing, and universal compassion—to be spiritually fit?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"One established in brahmacarya should avoid vikarma (wrongful acts) and cultivate dayā toward all beings with sāttvika purity.","karmic_consequence":"Observance purifies the mind and supports higher attainments; violation increases pāpa and obstructs spiritual progress."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Kumāra-vrata / Brahmacarya-vrata (celibate discipline)","tithi_month":"Not specified (general life-discipline vow)","promised_fruit":"Sāttvika purification and eligibility for higher loka/realization (implied by the surrounding soteriological teaching)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ethics leading to liberation (sādhana)","core_concept":"Sāttvika conduct—brahmacarya, avoidance of vikarma, and universal dayā—forms the basis of spiritual ascent.","practical_application":"Practice restraint of senses, refrain from harm and exploitation, and actively cultivate compassion in thought, speech, and action."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ecological Ethics","Non-violence/Compassion"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 122.6.0 (niḥspṛhatā leading to ‘my world’)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine teacher instructing Bhū-devī (or a devotee) on brahmacarya, compassion, and sāttvika purity; calm didactic tableau.","item_prompts":["Varāha with serene expression","Bhū-devī listening attentively","gesture of instruction (vyākhyāna-mudrā)","forest/āśrama ambience","soft halo indicating sāttvika clarity"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha in teaching posture, warm earthy palette, Bhū-devī seated with folded hands, stylized foliage, calm śānta bhāva.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha teacher with gold halo and ornate jewelry, Bhū-devī as devotee, minimal background, emphasis on sacred didactic mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, gentle shading, Varāha’s instructive mudrā, subdued colors conveying purity and restraint.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate guru-śiṣya scene, delicate landscape, Varāha instructing, Bhū-devī attentive, lyrical calm atmosphere."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Didactic, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, clear, compassionate"}
FAQs
The coupling of personal discipline with compassion for all beings reflects an ethical ecology present in several Purāṇic corpora, supporting norms of restraint and non-harm.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
Avoid wrongdoing, maintain disciplined conduct, and extend compassion toward all living beings.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.