Varaha Purana 134.6 — Adhyaya 134, Shloka 6
Expiations for Ritual and Temporal Offences in Worship, and the Prescribed Purificatory Procedure
Upaspṛśya
व्रतं चान्द्रायणं कृत्वा विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥ मुच्यते किल्बिषाद्भूमे एवमेतन्न संशयः ॥
vrataṃ cāndrāyaṇaṃ kṛtvā vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā || mucyate kilbiṣādbhūme evametanna saṃśayaḥ ||
വിധിനിർദ്ദേശിച്ച കർമപ്രകാരം ചാന്ദ്രായണ വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ചാൽ, ഹേ ഭൂമേ, പാപത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചനം ലഭിക്കുന്നു; ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Addresses Bhūmi directly as the recipient of dharma-instruction (\"bhūme\")"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious and receptive; positioned as a dharma-seeking listener","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":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Perform the Cāndrāyaṇa-vrata according to vidhi (scriptural procedure) to remove sin/impurity.","karmic_consequence":"Proper observance frees one from kīlbiṣa (wrongdoing); neglect of vidhi implies non-removal of fault."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Cāndrāyaṇa","tithi_month":"Monthly lunar regimen aligned to waxing/waning moon (pakṣa-based), as per vidhi","promised_fruit":"Release from kīlbiṣa/pāpa; restoration of ritual and moral purity."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-vidhi (ritual ethics)","core_concept":"Efficacy of expiation depends on conformity to prescribed method (vidhi), not mere intention or display.","practical_application":"Undertake prāyaścitta only after learning the correct procedure from śāstra/ācārya; keep the vow’s measures exact."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Atonement","Vows (Vrata)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmya (didactic)
Type: cosmic-dialogic setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa adhyāya 134: continuation on upaspṛśya/approach and acceptance of offerings
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha/Nārāyaṇa instructs Bhū-devī on the Cāndrāyaṇa vow; a calm teaching scene with ritual implements subtly present.","item_prompts":["Varāha as divine teacher","Bhū-devī seated/listening","crescent-to-full moon motif indicating Cāndrāyaṇa","palm-leaf/śāstra scroll","water vessel (kalaśa) for purification"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha in dignified teaching posture, Bhū-devī attentive; moon phases as decorative border; muted temple interior palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha with ornate crown and prabhāmaṇḍala, Bhū-devī with rich jewelry; gold-leaf halo; moon-phase medallions around.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly linework; Varāha instructing with abhaya/teaching mudrā; soft gradients; ritual vessels near foreground.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate hillside palette; Varāha and Bhū-devī in a quiet pavilion; stylized moon arc above; minimal props emphasizing serenity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic-calm, assuring","suggested_raga":"Yaman (or a serene evening raga)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, authoritative, compassionate certainty"}
FAQs
It links Purāṇic expiation to a well-known Dharmaśāstra penance (Cāndrāyaṇa), indicating shared ritual-legal vocabulary across genres.
No physical location; 'Bhūme' addresses Earth as a speaking participant (Pṛthivī) in the dialogue framework.
That remediation should follow recognized procedural norms (vidhi) rather than improvisation.
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