Varaha Purana 145.90: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 90
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
कार्त्तिके मासि यः स्नाति तुलासंस्थे दिवाकरे ॥ विधिना नियतः सोऽपि मुक्तिभागी न संशयः
kārttike māsi yaḥ snāti tulāsaṃsthe divākare | vidhinā niyataḥ so 'pi muktibhāgī na saṃśayaḥ ||
Sesiapa yang mandi pada bulan Kārttika ketika matahari berada dalam Tulā (Libra), dengan disiplin menurut tatacara yang ditetapkan, dia juga menjadi penerima bahagian mokṣa; tiada keraguan.
Varāha (default speaker framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"The same tīrtha bathing-place in Mathurā-maṇḍala (site-name not specified here)","parikrama_context":"Kārttika observance often accompanies intensified tīrtha-parikramā and daily snāna; the verse supports such seasonal pilgrimage discipline","krishna_connection":"Indirect: Kārttika is later central to Vaiṣṇava bhakti calendars in Vraja; here framed as mokṣa-linked snāna"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Kārttika snāna when the sun is in Tulā, performed with niyama and vidhi, leads toward mokṣa.","karmic_consequence":"Properly observed discipline makes one 'muktibhāgī' (a sharer in liberation); negligence implies loss of the stated fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Kārttika-snāna (Tulā-sūrya-kāla)","tithi_month":"Kārttika month, specifically when Divākara is in Tulā (solar transit condition)","promised_fruit":"Mukti-bhāga (participation in liberation), assured by the text."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"sādhana through niyama","core_concept":"Liberation-oriented merit arises when action is yoked to vidhi (right method) and niyama (self-regulation), not mere contact with water.","practical_application":"Adopt Kārttika disciplines—purity, truthfulness, moderation, devotion—alongside snāna; treat the month as a structured sādhana period."}
Subject Matter: ["Calendar Traditions","Ethics","Heritage Sites","Pilgrimage Culture"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: niyama (austere mood)
Type: snāna-tīrtha keyed to jyotiṣa time
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa, Mathurā-māhātmya: Kārttika-related snāna/niyama statements in the same run of verses
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Pilgrims bathing at dawn in Kārttika, with the sun symbolically placed in Tulā (Libra) above; disciplined, orderly ritual atmosphere at the ghāṭa.","item_prompts":["dawn bath","sun disc with Libra scales motif","pilgrims with simple white cloth","prayer gestures (añjali)","ghāṭa steps","mist over water","calendar/astral cues subtly in sky"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: strong iconographic sun with Tulā symbol; rhythmic ghāṭa and devotees in disciplined rows; cool dawn palette with decorative borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf sun and astral emblems; ornate ghāṭa; devotional figures with halos; rich but solemn color scheme.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined dawn lighting, delicate facial expressions of restraint; clear Tulā symbol integrated into sky.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: misty river, pale dawn, small figures; a stylized sun with scales motif; quiet contemplative composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"austere, assurance-giving","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"grave, steady, vow-like"}
FAQs
It shows how Purāṇic tīrtha traditions incorporate astronomical/seasonal markers (sun’s position) into ritual calendars.
No new place-name appears; the verse continues the chapter’s bathing-site context and adds a temporal (astronomical) condition.
Emphasis on niyama (disciplined observance) and vidhī (procedural care), framing practice as regulated and mindful rather than arbitrary.
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