Varaha Purana 153.7 — Adhyaya 153, Shloka 7
The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests
तत्र प्राप्य च कालिन्दीं कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दशीम् ॥ स निषादस्तर्त्तुकामस्तस्यां चैव तिथौ ततः ॥
tatra prāpya ca kālindīṁ kṛṣṇa-pakṣe caturdaśīm || sa niṣādas tarttu-kāmas tasyāṁ caiva tithau tataḥ ||
അവിടെ കാലിന്ദീ (യമുന) നദിയെ പ്രാപിച്ച് കൃഷ്ണപക്ഷത്തിലെ ചതുര്ദശി തിഥിയിൽ, ആ നിഷാദൻ കടക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചു അതേ തിഥിയിൽ തന്നെ ശ്രമിച്ചു।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"Kālindī (Yamunā) crossing-point (tīrtha on Yamunā)","parikrama_context":"Implied movement along the riverine tīrtha-network; a narrative waypoint that would be encountered in Mathurā-maṇḍala yātrā.","krishna_connection":"Yamunā (Kālindī) is the central sacred river of Vraja/Mathurā, later famed for Kṛṣṇa’s līlā-s (crossings, rāsa, kāliya episode setting)."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa caturdaśī (dark-fortnight 14th tithi)","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-time-place nexus","core_concept":"Kāla (tithi) and deśa (tīrtha) condition the ripening of karma; liminal acts at sacred thresholds can precipitate swift karmic outcomes.","practical_application":"Treat pilgrim acts (snāna, crossing, entry) as disciplined rites: attend to tithi, purity, and intention when engaging a tīrtha."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Calendar/Ritual Time"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: river / tīrtha corridor
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 153 (tīrtha-prabhāva narrative sequence continuing into Saṁyamana)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A Niṣāda reaches the broad Yamunā at dusk-like dark-fortnight caturdaśī, preparing to cross; the river dominates the frame as a sacred threshold.","item_prompts":["wide Yamunā with gentle current","dark-fortnight moon (waning, near new moon)","Niṣāda traveler with simple gear","riverbank reeds/ghāṭa steps","distant tīrtha markers/flags"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: flat yet ornate river bands, deep greens/blues, stylized ghāṭa, the traveler in simple attire; emphasize sacred calm with ritual-time cues (waning moon).","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf highlights on river ripples and ghāṭa lamps; central Yamunā with a small figure poised to cross; decorative arch framing the tīrtha.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; emphasize the traveler’s intent and the river’s sanctity; subtle moonlit atmosphere of caturdaśī.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical landscape with rolling banks and trees; small human figure against expansive river; pale waning moon and cool tonal palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative-solemn","suggested_raga":"Bhairavī","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, descriptive"}
FAQs
It records a river-name (Kālindī) and a calendrical marker (caturdaśī), illustrating how sacred geography is coordinated with ritual time in Purāṇic narrative.
Kālindī, a classical name for the Yamunā river, within the Mathurā region.
It implicitly emphasizes mindful engagement with river crossings and water landscapes, which function as both practical and culturally meaningful spaces.
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