Varaha Purana 178.6 — Adhyaya 178, Shloka 6
Ritual Observance for Reciting the Deeds of Śatrughna
Remembrance of the Slaying of Lavaṇa
एकादश्यां सोपवासः स्नात्वा विश्रान्तिसंज्ञके ॥ कृत्वा महोत्सवं तत्र कुटुम्बसहितः पुरा ॥
ekādaśyāṁ sopavāsaḥ snātvā viśrāntisaṁjñake || kṛtvā mahotsavaṁ tatra kuṭumbasahitaḥ purā ||
ഏകാദശിയിൽ ഉപവാസത്തോടെ ‘വിശ്രാന്തി’ എന്നു പേരുള്ള സ്ഥലത്ത് സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത്, അവൻ മുമ്പ് അവിടെ കുടുംബസഹിതം മഹോത്സവം നടത്തി.
Varāha (default narrative frame)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"Viśrānti (Viśrānti-ghāṭa/तीर्थ)","parikrama_context":"मथुरातीर्थ-सेवन-क्रमः (स्नान-उपवास-उत्सव) परिक्रमा-आचारस्य अङ्गरूपेण ग्रहणीयः, यद्यपि ‘परिक्रमा’ शब्दो न।","krishna_connection":"‘विश्रान्ति’ तीर्थं कृष्णलीला-क्षेत्रेषु प्रसिद्धम्; मथुरामण्डल-माहात्म्ये कृष्णावतार-भूमेः पावनता सूच्यते।"}
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Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Ritual practice","Geography","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: भक्ति
Type: घाट/तीर्थ
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 178.7 (दान-प्रतर्पण-महोत्सव-विधिः)
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FAQs
It links domestic participation (kuṭumba) with public festival and fast-day observance, indicating how Purāṇic texts imagine ritual life spanning household and civic space.
Viśrānti is named as a specific place; its precise modern identification requires correlation with regional tīrtha lists and local traditions.
The verse emphasizes regulated practice—fasting, bathing, and communal celebration—portrayed as harmonizing personal discipline with social participation.
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