Varaha Purana 174.64 — Adhyaya 174, Shloka 64
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
(आवाहनम्) यत्त्वं नक्षत्ररूपेण द्वादश्यां नभसि स्थितः ॥ तन्नक्षत्रमहं वन्दे मनोवाञ्छितसिद्धये ॥
(āvāhanam) yat tvaṁ nakṣatra-rūpeṇa dvādaśyāṁ nabhasi sthitaḥ | tat nakṣatram ahaṁ vande mano-vāñchita-siddhaye ||
ഹേ ദേവാ! ദ്വാദശിയിൽ നീ ആകാശത്തിൽ നക്ഷത്രരൂപമായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു; മനസ്സിൽ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച സിദ്ധിക്കായി ഞാൻ ആ നക്ഷത്രത്തെ വന്ദിക്കുന്നു।
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"Indirect: Vaiṣṇava calendrical devotion later central in Kṛṣṇa-bhakti traditions, but no explicit Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa reference."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Use the prescribed āvāhana/invocation mantra venerating the nakṣatra-form presence on Dvādaśī for desired accomplishment.","karmic_consequence":"Following: siddhi of मनोवाञ्छित (desired aims) as vrata-fruit; omission: loss of mantra-limb and reduced efficacy."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Śravaṇa-Dvādaśī-vrata (āvāhana-mantra)","tithi_month":"Dvādaśī; explicitly tied to nakṣatra (Śravaṇa implied by the vrata context).","promised_fruit":"Mānovāñchita-siddhi (fulfillment of heartfelt wishes) through proper invocation."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The deity is approached through cosmic ‘forms’ (nakṣatra-rūpa), showing Purāṇic integration of astronomy with bhakti: time itself becomes Viṣṇu’s body for worship.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Implicit: nakṣatra as a limb of cosmic yajña-time; invocation (āvāhana) parallels inviting the deity into the ritual seat as in yajña.","vedantic_connection":"Saguna-upāsanā through time-forms supports concentration (ekāgratā); the ‘sky-abiding’ form points to īśvara’s immanence in cosmic order (ṛta/dharma)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of sacred time","core_concept":"Divinity is accessible through properly recognized temporal configurations (tithi-nakṣatra yoga).","practical_application":"Align worship with the correct tithi/nakṣatra and recite the āvāhana mantra with clear intention (saṅkalpa) for disciplined desire."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ritual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic sphere
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: mantra sequence continues with salutations for nakṣatra and snāna (174.72) and pūjā acceptance (174.73).
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee performs āvāhana, looking upward to the sky where the nakṣatra is envisioned as a divine presence on Dvādaśī, offering veneration for wish-fulfillment.","item_prompts":["night sky with prominent Śravaṇa star-symbol","crescent/phase marker for Dvādaśī","devotee with añjali-mudrā","ritual seat (āsana) prepared","incense/small lamp"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized sky band with star emblem; devotee in profile with añjali; ritual āsana and lamp; saturated blues/greens with gold accents.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf sky halo around star emblem; ornate lamp; devotee and small Viṣṇu symbol on pedestal; rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft luminous night gradient; delicate star detailing; calm devotee; refined ritual objects with subtle highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic night landscape; star cluster above a small shrine; devotee invoking; crisp lines and bright mineral colors."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"invocatory, focused","suggested_raga":"Yaman (for uplifted invocation)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, slightly elevated, prayerful"}
FAQs
It shows the integration of astral calendrics into Purāṇic ritual speech, preserving a liturgical register that aligns tithi observance with nakṣatra veneration.
No terrestrial location is named; the reference is celestial (nabhasi, 'in the sky').
To perform ritual acts with mindful intention and structured invocation, emphasizing disciplined aspiration rather than coercive claims.
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