Varaha Purana 62.6 — Adhyaya 62, Shloka 6
Instruction on the ‘Health Vow’ and the Rite of Solar Worship
सार्वभौमः पुरा राजा अनरण्यो महाबलः । तेनायमर्चितो देवो व्रतेनानेन पार्थिव । तस्य तुष्टो वरं देवः प्रादादारोग्यमुत्तमम् ॥ ६२.६ ॥
sārvabhaumaḥ purā rājā anaraṇyo mahābalaḥ | tenāyam arcito devo vratenānena pārthiva | tasya tuṣṭo varaṃ devaḥ prādād ārogyam uttamam || 62.6 ||
പുരാതനകാലത്ത് അനരണ്യൻ എന്ന മഹാബലവാനായ സർവ്വഭൗമ രാജാവുണ്ടായിരുന്നു. ഓ രാജാവേ, ഈ വ്രതംകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ അവൻ ഈ ദേവനെ പൂജിച്ചു; ദേവൻ പ്രസന്നനായി അവന് ഉത്തമാരോഗ്യത്തിന്റെ വരം നൽകി.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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":"None","key_question":"None"}
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":"A precedent (itihāsa) is given: King Anaraṇya worshipped by this vrata and obtained excellent health as a boon.","karmic_consequence":"Following the exemplified vrata invites divine satisfaction (tuṣṭi) and tangible boons; ignoring such exempla forfeits a proven path to benefit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Bhāskara-vrata (as practiced by King Anaraṇya)","tithi_month":"Implied same Māgha-saptamī-based observance, extended as a vrata","promised_fruit":"Ārogya (excellent health) granted directly as deva-prasāda; supports the broader phala stated earlier."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"exemplary ethics (itihāsa-based persuasion)","core_concept":"Devotion validated by precedent: divine grace responds to disciplined observance irrespective of social role (even a सार्वभौम king).","practical_application":"Adopt the vrata with steadiness; treat health as dharma-supporting capital, sought through legitimate devotional means."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cultural Heritage","Ritual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: 62.62.5 (phala-śruti context for ārogya)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The mighty king Anaraṇya performs Sūrya worship by the vrata; the pleased deity grants a boon of health.","item_prompts":["king in regal attire with folded hands","sun deity above with radiant halo","ritual arghya offering","court attendants at a respectful distance","gesture of boon-bestowal (vara-mudrā)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized king with ornate crown; Sūrya in a blazing mandala; clear vara-mudrā; rich reds and ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: lavish gold halo for Sūrya; king with jeweled ornaments; embossed arch framing the boon scene.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined palace courtyard; soft illumination; dignified kingly devotion; subtle divine radiance.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: miniature court scene with bright sun disc; narrative clarity; delicate architecture and attendants."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative-affirming, dignified","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam (majestic, classical)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"authoritative, storytelling cadence with devotional warmth"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic motif in which exemplary rulers are remembered through narratives of vows (vrata) and their outcomes, reflecting how ethical-ritual practices were framed as part of ideal kingship in Sanskrit literary culture.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a royal figure (Anaraṇya) and the result of a vow rather than a place-based tīrtha description.
The verse highlights disciplined observance (vrata) and respectful worship as culturally valued practices, presented here as conduits for well-being (ārogya) within the narrative logic of the text.
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