Varaha Purana 207.13 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 13
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
अमरत्वं कथं याति व्रतेन नियमेन च ॥ केन वा दानधर्मेण तपसा वा सुरोत्तम ॥
amaratvaṃ kathaṃ yāti vratena niyamena ca || kena vā dānadharmeṇa tapasā vā surottama ||
ഹേ സുരോത്തമാ! വ്രതവും നിയമാനുഷ്ഠാനവും കൊണ്ട് അമരത്വം എങ്ങനെ ലഭിക്കുന്നു? അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഏത് ദാനധർമ്മത്തിലൂടെയോ ഏത് തപസ്സിലൂടെയോ അത് സിദ്ധിക്കുന്നു?
Nārada
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"questioner","key_question":"By what vrata and niyama does one attain amaratva (immortality)? By which dāna-dharma or tapas is this achieved?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Immortality-like attainment is queried as dependent on disciplined vows (vrata/niyama), generosity (dāna), and austerity (tapas) under dharma.","karmic_consequence":"Properly performed vrata–dāna–tapas yields exalted post-mortem states and enduring merit; neglect leads to ordinary, perishable results."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Generic vrata/niyama (not named in verse)","tithi_month":"Not specified","promised_fruit":"Amaratva / deva-like state (as framed by the question), i.e., imperishable merit and higher loka-attainment."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology / means-and-ends inquiry","core_concept":"Human striving seeks the imperishable through regulated conduct, giving, and austerity—raising the question of which means are truly efficacious.","practical_application":"Adopt niyama (self-regulation), integrate dāna with purity of intent, and practice tapas without pride; seek scriptural guidance for prioritization."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Austerity and Vows","Soteriology (attainment discourse)"]
Primary Rasa: jijñāsā
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: dialogue-setting (unspecified)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 207.15 (extends fruits: śrī, kīrti, śāśvata-sthāna); Varāha Purāṇa 207.16-17 (turns to naraka-causes and Yama’s reply)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Nārada asks a pointed soteriological question, gesturing toward ritual implements symbolizing vrata, dāna, and tapas.","item_prompts":["Nārada with vīṇā","water-pot (kamaṇḍalu)","fire-altar or small sacred fire (tapas)","gift bundle/cow symbol (dāna)","prayer beads (niyama)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized yajña-fire at center, Nārada indicating it while addressing a deity; saturated palette, ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf flames and halo; symbolic cow/coins for dāna; Nārada in profile asking, teacher blessing gesture.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined depiction of ritual objects—fire, water-pot, beads—balanced composition, gentle expressions.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: outdoor hermitage with small fire; Nārada seated cross-legged, questioning; minimal props, lyrical landscape."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"earnest, aspirational","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, questioning, steady"}
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It records a standard Purāṇic inquiry into the efficacy of ethical disciplines—vows, regulated conduct, charity, and austerity—as pathways to extraordinary outcomes.
No geographic location is identified.
The verse foregrounds disciplined living and generosity as central categories for evaluating human conduct and aspiration.
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