Varaha Purana 99.41 — Adhyaya 99, Shloka 41
The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
एवं तु समयं ख्याप्य पश्चाद्धोमं तु कारयेत् ॥ ॐ नमो भगवते सर्वरूपिणे हुं फट् स्वाहा ॥
evaṃ tu samayaṃ khyāpya paścād dhomaṃ tu kārayet || oṃ namo bhagavate sarvarūpiṇe huṃ phaṭ svāhā ||
ഇങ്ങനെ സമയങ്ങൾ (ആചാരനിയമങ്ങൾ) പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച ശേഷം ഹോമം നടത്തിക്കണം—“ഓം നമോ ഭഗവതേ സർവരൂപിണേ ഹും ഫട് സ്വാഹാ”।
Varāha (default, not explicitly marked in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"After proclaiming samaya, one should perform homa using the given Vaiṣṇava mantra to Bhagavat as ‘sarvarūpin’ (all-formed).","karmic_consequence":"Correct krama (order) and mantra-yoga yields siddhi and protection; disorder or wrong mantra risks mantra-doṣa and diminished ritual fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"‘Sarvarūpin’ frames the Lord as the one who appears as all devatās and all ritual forms; homa becomes an offering into the universal body of Īśvara—an implicit yajña-varāha vision where the cosmos is the sacrificial form.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Agni as the receiving mouth; mantra as the offering-ladle of speech; ‘huṃ phaṭ’ as protective severing of obstacles; ‘svāhā’ as consummation—mapping ritual speech to cosmic function.","vedantic_connection":"Non-dual theism: names/forms are modes of the one Bhagavat; mantra aligns vāk (speech) and saṅkalpa (intention) with Īśvara, making karma a means of inner purification (citta-śuddhi)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"mantra-śakti and īśvara-sarvātmakatva","core_concept":"Mantra addressed to the all-formed Lord sacralizes every form and integrates diverse devatā-functions into one Bhagavat-centered rite.","practical_application":"In practice, keep the rite sequential: declare observances, then perform homa with focused pronunciation and protective intent (huṃ/phaṭ), concluding with svāhā as surrender."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Studies","Mantra Practice","Initiation (Dīkṣā)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: homa-kuṇḍa / yajña-śālā
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 99.46 (sixteen-syllable mantra homa)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A blazing homa fire as the officiant completes the proclamation of samaya and begins oblations while chanting ‘oṃ namo bhagavate sarvarūpiṇe huṃ phaṭ svāhā’.","item_prompts":["square/round homa-kuṇḍa with flames","ghee ladle (sruc)","smoke spirals forming subtle Viṣṇu outline","mantra syllables as calligraphic ribbon","offerings: ghee, sesame, samidhs","officiant in dīkṣā attire"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: intense reds/oranges of Agni; stylized mantra ribbon; serene Vaiṣṇava aura behind flames; clean temple-pavilion geometry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf flames and haloed fire; embossed mantra band; rich jewels on ritual vessels; central focus on the homa-kuṇḍa.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant fire rendering; detailed ladle and offerings; subtle Vishnu iconography in background; restrained palette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate fire scene with lyrical smoke; mantra as delicate script in air; simple pavilion with natural landscape beyond."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"incantatory and protective","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi or Durga","pace":"measured with emphatic ‘huṃ phaṭ’","voice_tone":"firm, energized, slightly percussive on bīja-s"}
FAQs
It preserves a specific mantra embedded in a procedural sequence (rules → homa), valuable for tracing mantra usage and ritual standardization in Purāṇic transmission.
No geographic location is mentioned.
The order—first articulate shared observances, then perform the rite—underscores transparency and procedural responsibility in communal ritual contexts.
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