Varaha Purana 149.79 — Adhyaya 149, Shloka 79
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
चतुर्विंशतिद्वादश्यां मध्याह्ने तु दिवाकरे ॥ फलते स यथान्यायं सर्वभागवतप्रियम् ॥
caturviṃśatidvādaśyāṃ madhyāhne tu divākare || phalate sa yathānyāyaṃ sarvabhāgavatapriyam ||
ഇരുപത്തിനാലാം ദ്വാദശിയിൽ, മധ്യാഹ്നത്തിൽ സൂര്യൻ ശിരോസ്ഥാനത്ത് നിൽക്കുമ്പോൾ, ഇത് ന്യായവിധിപ്രകാരം ഫലം നൽകുന്നു—സകല ഭഗവദ്ഭക്തർക്കും പ്രിയം.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Instruction to Bhū-devī on precise ritual timing (tithi and midday) and its फल (spiritual result)."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, receptive to calendrical/ritual instruction","key_question":"When (which tithi and time) does the observance/pilgrimage yield its proper fruit for Bhagavān’s devotees?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"General Vaiṣṇava framing (sarva-bhāgavata-priya), not explicitly Kṛṣṇa/Mathurā."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"A rite/visit performed on the 24th tithi (Dvādāśī) at midday yields fruit in due/authorized order (yathā-nyāyam), pleasing to Bhagavān’s devotees.","karmic_consequence":"Proper timing grants the promised फल; mistiming implies diminished/irregular fruit (implied by yathā-nyāyam)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dvādāśī-kāla-niyama (tithi-specific Vaiṣṇava observance)","tithi_month":"Caturviṁśati-tithi / Dvādāśī; madhyāhna (solar noon) specified; month not stated here","promised_fruit":"Ritual fruit ‘according to proper order’, especially dear to Bhagavān-bhaktas (implying siddhi/puṇya and devotional favor)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karman/niyama (right means)","core_concept":"Phala depends on dharma-aligned order (nyāya) and correct kāla (time).","practical_application":"Observe Vaiṣṇava rites with precise tithi and midday timing; prioritize disciplined devotion over casual performance."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Ritual Culture","Calendrical Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 149.89 (para-siddhi promised to followers); Varāha Purāṇa 149.92 (pilgrimage/vision with bhakti)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as teacher indicating the sun at zenith while instructing Bhū-devī about Dvādaśī midday observance and its fruit for devotees.","item_prompts":["Varāha speaking in calm posture","Bhū-devī listening attentively","sun at zenith (madhyāhna)","calendar/tithi motif (lunar disc)","devotees in añjali"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: serene Varāha-ācārya with stylized sun-disc overhead, Bhū-devī in traditional ornaments, muted greens/ochres, temple-calendar motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha with gold halo, raised hand indicating zenith sun, Bhū-devī seated, ornate gold-leaf borders, small devotees below.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: delicate linework, soft shading, Varāha teaching gesture, midday sun rendered as bright disc, minimal background with ritual implements.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical landscape with high sun, Varāha and Bhū-devī in dialogue on a terrace, small procession of bhaktas, cool palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"measured, instructional, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, didactic, devotional warmth"}
FAQs
It preserves calendrical observance language (tithi and midday), important for studying how Purāṇas encode ritual time alongside sacred place.
No new location is named here; it continues the description of a feature within the same kṣetra.
It emphasizes propriety and rule-governed practice (yathānyāya) in engaging with sacred phenomena.
Ask anything about this verse
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 audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.