Varaha Purana 149.92 — Adhyaya 149, Shloka 92
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
ते लभन्ते परां सिद्धिं मम कर्मणि संस्थिताः ॥ प्रभासमिति विख्यातं तस्मिंस्तीर्थे परे मम ॥
te labhante parāṁ siddhiṁ mama karmaṇi saṁsthitāḥ || prabhāsam iti vikhyātaṁ tasmiṁs tīrthe pare mama ||
എന്റെ കർമ്മ/വ്രതത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതരായി അവർ പരമ സിദ്ധി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. എന്റെ ആ പരമ തീർത്ഥം ‘പ്രഭാസ’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha reveals a salvific practice (‘mama karmaṇi saṃsthitāḥ’) and identifies his supreme tīrtha Prabhāsa; guidance offered to Bhū-devī as sacred-topography instruction."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"relieved, hopeful upon hearing of a remedy and a sacred tīrtha","key_question":"Which practice and which sacred place grants supreme siddhi and relief from affliction?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Take refuge in the Lord’s prescribed rite/practice and honor the designated tīrtha; steadfast observance leads to highest attainment.","karmic_consequence":"Faithful adherence yields ‘parā siddhi’ and uplift; disregard forfeits the remedial potency and prolongs karmic distress."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The Lord’s ‘karma’ here functions as a sanctifying order—aligning personal action with divine yajña; the tīrtha becomes an externalized locus of inner purification.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Tīrtha as yajña-vedi (altar) where the practitioner’s actions are offered; ‘saṃsthitāḥ’ suggests being ‘established’ like a fixed sacrificial post (yūpa) in the Lord’s ordinance (implicit).","vedantic_connection":"Siddhi through niṣṭhā (steadfast establishment) in īśvara-anuṣṭhāna; tīrtha-sevā as a support for antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi leading toward higher realization."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology via practice and place","core_concept":"Supreme attainment arises from steadfast alignment with the Lord’s prescribed practice, supported by pilgrimage to a charged sacred locus.","practical_application":"Adopt a consistent devotional/ritual discipline (japa, pūjā, vrata as prescribed in the wider section) and undertake tīrtha-yātrā with ethical restraint and focused intention."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Geography","Ritual Practice","Soteriology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tīrtha (sacred pilgrimage site)
Related Themes: Transition to the promised marvel and higher loka in 149.149.4.
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha points out (or names) Prabhāsa as his supreme tīrtha; the scene may show a luminous shoreline/temple-like tīrtha landscape, with devotees attaining siddhi.","item_prompts":["Varāha indicating a sacred map/vision","radiant tīrtha waters labeled Prabhāsa","pilgrims performing snāna","temple silhouette or sacred marker-stone","light beam signifying ‘parā siddhi’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha with instructive gesture; stylized water body with lotus motifs; pilgrims in simple attire; glowing Prabhāsa inscription motif; warm-gold highlights.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf radiance over the tīrtha; Varāha central; pilgrims at water’s edge; ornate temple arch framing Prabhāsa.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant landscape with reflective water; subtle divine light; Varāha’s calm teaching posture; pilgrims in devotional action.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical river/sea-edge scene; small temple; Varāha and Bhū-devī in foreground; pilgrims bathing; soft pastel sky conveying auspiciousness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"uplifting, declarative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, confident, benedictory"}
FAQs
It links narrative resolution (overcoming the curse episode) with tīrtha-centered practice, reflecting how Purāṇas integrate mythic causality with pilgrimage institutions.
Prabhāsa is named; it is widely identified with the Prabhāsa/Verāval–Somnāth region in Gujarat, a major node in western Indian sacred geography.
Steadfastness in disciplined practice (karmaṇi saṁsthita) is presented as the pathway to an ultimate attainment (parā siddhi).
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