Varaha Purana 140.53 — Adhyaya 140, Shloka 53
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
अथ तत्र त्यजेत्प्राणान्मम कर्मपरायणः॥ विशुद्धो मुक्तपापोऽसौ मम लोकं स गच्छति॥
atha tatra tyajet prāṇān mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ || viśuddho muktapāpo 'sau mama lokaṃ sa gacchati
Kemudian, jika di sana dia melepaskan nafas hayatnya dengan berpegang teguh pada kewajiban yang diajarkan oleh-Ku, maka dia menjadi suci, bebas dosa, dan pergi ke alam-Ku.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"earth_rescue","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha, as supreme guide of sacred geography and dharma, promises post-mortem ascent to his loka for one who dies there devoted to his injunctions."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, receptive","key_question":"What is the spiritual outcome for one who follows your prescribed duties and relinquishes life in that sacred region?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"One who is devoted to the duties taught by Varāha and dies in the sanctified kṣetra becomes purified and attains the Lord’s world.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields purification, freedom from pāpa, and sāyujya/sālokya-like ascent to ‘mama loka’; neglect implies continued saṃsāric bondage (implicit)."}
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":"bhakti-dharma + soteriology","core_concept":"Dharma performed as Bhagavat-ājñā (the Lord’s command) purifies and becomes a direct cause for liberation/attainment of the divine realm.","practical_application":"Live as ‘karma-parāyaṇa’ under scriptural/Lord-given injunctions; undertake pilgrimage with ethical discipline rather than mere ritualism."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: kṣetra / tīrtha-region
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 140.61–63 (same tīrtha-mahātmyā: purity, prāṇatyāga, bathing)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine teacher indicating a sacred spot where a devoted pilgrim, purified by dharma, attains the Lord’s world at death.","item_prompts":["Varāha with teaching gesture","pilgrim with water-pot and staff","subtle depiction of prāṇa departing as light","celestial path toward Vaikuṇṭha/Viṣṇuloka","tīrtha landscape with trees and stream in distance"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha with ornate crown and halo, warm earthy palette, teaching mudrā; devotee seated respectfully; stylized tīrtha grove backdrop.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha with heavy gold halo and jewelry; devotee at feet; gold-leaf accents for ‘mama loka’ celestial arch above.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined linework, soft shading; Varāha instructing; luminous but restrained depiction of liberation-path.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical hillside tīrtha setting; Varāha as teacher; small devotee figure; delicate clouds suggesting ascent."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, benedictory"}
FAQs
It preserves a standard Purāṇic soteriological formula—purification and liberation from pāpa—useful for comparing doctrinal language across Purāṇas.
The location is the same tīrtha site referenced in the immediate sequence (Kauśikī-linked), though unnamed in this line.
Ethical emphasis is placed on karmaparāyaṇatā and purification—living with disciplined responsibility as the basis for moral transformation.
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