Varaha Purana 140.18: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 18
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
अग्निष्टोमसहस्राणां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः । न मुह्यति स कर्तव्ये फलं प्राप्नोति चोत्तमम् ॥
agniṣṭomasahasrāṇāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ | na muhyati sa kartavye phalaṃ prāpnoti cottamam ||
മനുഷ്യൻ ആയിരം അഗ്നിഷ്ടോമ യാഗങ്ങളുടെ തുല്യമായ പുണ്യഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. ചെയ്യേണ്ട കര്ത്തവ്യത്തിൽ അവൻ മോഹിതനാകാതെ ഉത്തമഫലം നേടുന്നു॥
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"What practice yields great sacrificial merit and clarity about one’s duty (kartavya)?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"By undertaking the praised observance/act, one gains Agniṣṭoma-equivalent merit, becomes clear about duty, and attains the highest result.","karmic_consequence":"Following it yields vast yajña-merit, dharma-clarity (non-delusion), and excellent fruit; neglect implies loss of such merit and continued confusion about duty."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-yoga / dharma-niścaya","core_concept":"Puṇya and right practice culminate in clarity of duty and superior spiritual outcome.","practical_application":"Choose dharmic observances that purify buddhi; act without confusion, aligning daily conduct with śāstric duty."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture","Philosophical Instruction"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 140.21-24 (site-based fruits elaborated)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine teacher proclaiming that a certain observance grants Agniṣṭoma-like merit and removes delusion about duty.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated/standing in teaching posture","Bhu Devī listening reverently","palm-leaf manuscript or gesture of instruction","yajña-fire motif in background (symbolic)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha with ornate crown and bold outlines, teaching mudrā, Bhu Devī attentive; subtle yajña-agni behind; rich reds/ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha teacher with gold-leaf halo and jewelry, Bhu Devī at side; small Agniṣṭoma altar iconography as vignette.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, restrained palette; Varāha’s calm face, didactic hand gesture; Bhu Devī in modest devotion; faint sacrificial symbols.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate dialogue scene in a forest-ashram setting; Varāha instructing, Bhu Devī seated; minimal yajña elements as symbolic border."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, reassuring","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, steady, instructive"}
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic strategies of valuing certain practices by comparing them to Vedic sacrifices, indicating continuity and reinterpretation of older ritual prestige within later devotional-literary contexts.
No specific location is named here; the verse focuses on merit (phala) and ethical clarity (kartavya).
Cultivate discernment about duty (kartavya) and pursue actions framed as spiritually efficacious, leading to a superior outcome.
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