Varaha Purana 140.24: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 24
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥ सोमतीर्थमिति ख्यातं कोकायां मम मण्डले ॥
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā mama lokaṃ sa gacchati || somatīrtham iti khyātaṃ kokāyāṃ mama maṇḍale ||
സകലപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു വിശുദ്ധാത്മനായവൻ എന്റെ ലോകത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു. എന്റെ മണ്ഡലത്തിലെ കോകായിൽ അത് ‘സോമതീർത്ഥം’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്।
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Varāha, addressing Bhū, declares the salvific fruit of bathing/merit at a named tīrtha within his sphere."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive/curious recipient of tīrtha teaching"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Soma-tīrtha (in Kokā)"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Merit at Soma-tīrtha purifies all sins and leads the purified person to Varāha’s (Viṣṇu’s) loka.","karmic_consequence":"Following: sarva-pāpa-viśuddhi and attainment of ‘mama loka’; breaking/neglect not stated."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"‘Soma’ evokes the purifying, cooling, mind-clarifying principle; the tīrtha becomes a terrestrial soma—washing pāpa and preparing the jīva for divine proximity.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Soma-tīrtha as the ‘soma’ of pilgrimage: water as consecrated oblation that cleanses and elevates.","vedantic_connection":"Pāpa-kṣaya leading to īśvara-sāyujya/īśvara-loka-prāpti is framed as purification of antaḥkaraṇa enabling darśana and higher gati."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology via tīrtha-sevā","core_concept":"Purification (śuddhi) is the proximate cause for higher gati; sacred waters function as catalysts when approached with faith and discipline.","practical_application":"Undertake tīrtha-snān with intention of pāpa-śodhana and devotion to Viṣṇu/Varāha, aligning conduct with ‘mama maṇḍala’ (his dharma-path)."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Geography","Ritual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tīrtha (sacred water site)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 140.25 (snān at tusk-lift site); Varāha Purāṇa 140.29 (Tuṅgakūṭa and darśana fruit)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene sacred pool/riverbank labeled ‘Soma-tīrtha’ in Kokā; a devotee emerges from the water radiant, while a distant vision of Varāha’s loka is suggested above.","item_prompts":["tīrtha waterbody with name marker","devotee bathing","subtle halo/brightness indicating pāpa-śuddhi","distant celestial realm motif (Vaikuṇṭha/Varāha-loka)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized Soma-tīrtha with lotus motifs; devotee in añjali; upper register shows Varāha-loka as a temple-city cloud vignette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf highlights on the tīrtha border and celestial realm; central plaque reading ‘Soma-tīrtha’; devotee with ornate vessels.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined architecture around the tank; gentle luminosity around the bather; restrained celestial suggestion.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: cool palette, moon/Soma symbolism in sky; small figures at the water; airy depiction of divine world above."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, merit-proclaiming","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"calm, declarative"}
FAQs
It records the name of a tīrtha (Soma-tīrtha) and situates it within a regional label (Kokā), valuable for reconstructing textual pilgrimage geographies.
Soma-tīrtha located ‘in Kokā’ (kokāyām); the precise modern correlate is uncertain without additional manuscript, epigraphic, or regional tradition evidence.
Purification is framed as an outcome of disciplined engagement with sacred waters and place-based observance.
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