Varaha Purana 112.69 — Adhyaya 112, Shloka 69
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
य एतत्पाठयेद्भक्त्या कार्तिक्यां द्वादशीदिने ॥ तस्य नूनं भवेत्पुत्रो ह्यपुत्रस्यापि धारिणि
ya etat pāṭhayed bhaktyā kārtikyāṃ dvādaśī-dine || tasya nūnaṃ bhavet putro hy aputrasyāpi dhāriṇi
Sesiapa yang melafazkan ini dengan bhakti pada hari Dvādaśī dalam bulan Kārtika—wahai Dhāriṇī, Penopang bumi—baginya pasti lahir seorang putera, walaupun sebelumnya tidak berzuriat.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Addresses Bhū-devī directly as ‘धारिणि’ while teaching a phalaśruti tied to recitation."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"receptive/curious listener (implied by direct address)","key_question":"None (instructional promise rather than a question)"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Implicit Vaiṣṇava frame (Nārāyaṇa-centered merit), not specifically Kṛṣṇa/Mathurā."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Recite the text with bhakti on Kārtika-śukla Dvādaśī for progeny-bestowing merit.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields putra-prāpti even for the childless; neglect has no stated penalty here."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Kārtika-śukla Dvādaśī pāṭha/śravaṇa-vrata (text-recitation observance)","tithi_month":"Kārtika month, Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)","promised_fruit":"Putra-lābha (birth of a son) for the apatra/childless devotee."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-sādhana / śravaṇa-pāṭha-mahātmyam","core_concept":"Devotional engagement with śāstra (pāṭha) becomes a conduit for grace that transforms worldly lack into auspicious fulfillment.","practical_application":"Schedule communal or household recitation on Kārtika Dvādaśī with sankalpa for progeny; pair with Viṣṇu-pūjā and charity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Calendar","Textual Merit Statements (Phalaśruti)","Cultural Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: ritual-calendar time
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 112.79 (household keeping/worship of the text); Varāha Purāṇa 112.81 (pūjā of śāstra and Viṣṇu)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha pronounces a boon-like phalaśruti to Bhū-devī: recitation on Kārtika Dvādaśī grants a son to the childless.","item_prompts":["lunar calendar motif (Dvādaśī moon)","Kārtika lamp (dīpa)","devotee couple listening/reciting","Varāha blessing gesture (abhaya/vara)","Bhū-devī as witness with lotus"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha giving vara-mudrā; Bhū-devī beside; background with rows of Kārtika lamps; devotee couple in prayerful posture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold haloed Varāha; ornate lamps and a moon emblem; devotee couple offering flowers; rich textiles and jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant temple-interior; soft lamp-light; Varāha’s calm blessing; subtle moon iconography for Dvādaśī.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: night scene with small lamps; gentle hills/riverbank suggestion; intimate family devotion; delicate expressions of hope."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory, devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi / Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, assuring, boon-conferring cadence"}
FAQs
It exemplifies the phalaśruti style, a common Purāṇic device that links textual engagement to culturally meaningful outcomes and calendrical observances.
No location is named; the verse specifies a time (Kārtika, Dvādaśī) rather than a place.
It encourages disciplined engagement with texts (recitation with bhakti) within an established ritual calendar, emphasizing continuity of practice.
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