Varaha Purana 180.73 — Adhyaya 180, Shloka 73
The Glory of Dhruva-Tīrtha: Rules of Ancestor Libations and Śrāddha, and the Consequences of Lineage-Continuity
त्रिकालज्ञ उवाच ॥ षट्काले भोजनं त्वद्य नाहं भोक्तुमिहोत्सहे ॥ यावत्तृप्तिर्न ते भूयाद्दृष्ट्वा हन्त स्थिरो भव
trikālajña uvāca || ṣaṭkāle bhojanaṁ tvadya nāhaṁ bhoktumiho tsahe || yāvattṛptirna te bhūyād dṛṣṭvā hanta sthiro bhava
त्रिकालज्ञ म्हणाला: आज सहा काळी भोजन असले तरी मी येथे भोजन करण्यास उत्सुक नाही. जोपर्यंत तुझी तृप्ती अधिक वाढत नाही—हे पाहून, बरं, तू स्थिर राहा.
Trikālajña
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer","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":"Ascetic restraint: one should not eat merely because food is available; regulate intake (rejecting indulgent ‘six-times eating’) and remain steady until proper satisfaction/appropriateness is established.","karmic_consequence":"Restraint supports purity and tapas; indulgence weakens discipline and undermines ritual/ethical credibility."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"tapas / indriya-nigraha","core_concept":"Mastery over appetite is a form of knowledge and steadiness; external routine (meal frequency) is subordinate to inner discipline.","practical_application":"Adopt measured eating: avoid habitual overconsumption; eat with purpose (health, dharma) rather than compulsion or social pressure."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Studies","Ascetic restraint","Dialogue/Narrative"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmya
Type: dialogue setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: nearby narrative on ritual propriety and ethical conduct
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Trikālajña, a disciplined figure, politely refuses frequent meals and instructs steadiness; a host or interlocutor listens, with food laid out but untouched.","item_prompts":["ascetic/sage figure (Trikālajña)","simple meal setting","gesture of refusal (raised palm)","calm seated posture","attentive listener"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: serene ascetic with minimal ornaments, stylized food vessels, teaching gesture, warm earthy palette emphasizing restraint.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: dignified sage with halo-like aura, ornate but restrained setting, food offerings depicted, gold highlights on vessels.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft, realistic interior, refined expressions, emphasis on calm refusal and composure.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: quiet veranda/āśrama scene, delicate lines, minimal props, focus on interpersonal exchange."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calmly instructive","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"gentle but resolute"}
FAQs
It preserves a named-speaker dialogue unit and reflects Purāṇic engagement with dietary discipline and regulated consumption as part of ethical/ritual life.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
The passage emphasizes restraint and steadiness (sthira) in relation to eating and satisfaction (tṛpti).
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