Varaha Purana 140.87: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 87
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
यश्चेदं शृणुयान्नित्यं कल्य उत्थाय मानवः ॥ त्यक्त्वा पञ्चशतं जन्म मम भक्तश्च जायते ॥
yaś cedaṃ śṛṇuyān nityaṃ kalya utthāya mānavaḥ | tyaktvā pañcaśataṃ janma mama bhaktaś ca jāyate ||
പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് നിത്യമായി ഇത് ശ്രവിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ, അഞ്ഞൂറ് ജന്മങ്ങൾ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് എന്റെ ഭക്തനായി ജനിക്കുന്നു.
Varāha (implied narrative voice; speaker not explicitly marked in this pāda)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Varāha (narrative voice) declares the fruit of daily listening at dawn: shedding five hundred births and becoming his devotee."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Daily dawn śravaṇa of this teaching acts as a powerful purificatory discipline, cutting down accumulated saṃsāric births.","karmic_consequence":"Following: ‘casts off’ five hundred births and becomes Varāha’s bhakta; neglect: implied continuation of saṃsāric accumulation."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Nitya-prātaḥ-śravaṇa (daily dawn listening vow)","tithi_month":"Daily, at dawn (prātaḥ / utthāya)","promised_fruit":"Release from five hundred births and attainment of devotion to Varāha (bhakti-lābha)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Śravaṇa at dawn aligns personal time with cosmic renewal; Varāha’s salvific power is accessed through sound (śabda) and remembrance, making the devotee’s life a daily ‘re-emergence’ from saṃsāra like Earth’s uplift.","vedantic_connection":"Primacy of śravaṇa as a liberating practice (also Upaniṣadic in method), here explicitly bhakti-directed: hearing sacred narrative transforms karma-stream and identity into ‘my devotee’."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Sādhana (practice) and karmic transformation","core_concept":"Regular śravaṇa, especially at dawn, has transformative karmic efficacy culminating in bhakti.","practical_application":"Adopt a daily dawn routine of listening/reciting this section with attention and faith; maintain consistency (nitya) as the key lever."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Soteriology","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Bhakti
Related Themes: 140.93-96 (Kokāmukha secret; ancestor uplift; bhāgavata rebirth)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee rises at dawn and listens/recites; a symbolic chain of births breaks, and Varāha’s presence blesses the listener.","item_prompts":["pre-dawn sky and rising sun","devotee seated with scripture","sound-waves or mantra ribbon motif","broken chain/knots symbolizing ‘five hundred births’","subtle vision of Varāha bestowing grace"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dawn gradient background; devotee in prayerful listening; stylized sound motifs; Varāha as a blessing presence above, with traditional ornamentation.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf sun halo and Varāha aura; devotee with palm-leaf manuscript; decorative frame emphasizing vow-like regularity.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: serene dawn ambience; realistic devotional interior; gentle divine apparition of Varāha.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: mountain dawn with soft light; devotee near a small shrine; delicate symbolic chain breaking in the sky."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"morning-vrata, purifying, resolute","suggested_raga":"Bhoopali","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, steady, with crisp articulation suited to dawn recitation"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic pedagogy in which listening (śravaṇa) to a sacred narrative is presented as a culturally valued practice linked to moral and devotional transformation.
No specific place-name is stated in this verse; the surrounding passage belongs to the Kokāmukha-kṣetra context in Adhyāya 140.
Regular disciplined practice—here, attentive listening at dawn—is presented as a means to cultivate devotion and inner reorientation.
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