Varaha Purana 147.38 — Adhyaya 147, Shloka 38
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते ॥ कौमुदस्य तु मासस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य द्वादशी ॥
brahmalokam avāpnoti brahmaṇā saha modate || kaumudasya tu māsasya śuklapakṣasya dvādaśī ||
Dia mencapai alam Brahmā dan bersukacita bersama Brahmā. (Hal ini) berkaitan dengan hari Dvādaśī pada paruh terang bulan dalam bulan yang disebut Kaumuda.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"cosmic_power","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Instruction to Bhū-devī about a specific tithi and its transcendent result (attaining Brahmaloka)."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, receptive to calendric-ritual instruction","key_question":"Which observance on which tithi grants ascent to Brahmā’s world and what is its fruit?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Observe the prescribed bright-fortnight Dvādaśī of Kaumuda month as a meritorious rite leading to higher worlds.","karmic_consequence":"Proper observance yields Brahmaloka and companionship/joy with Brahmā; neglect forfeits that specific loka-phala."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Kaumuda-śukla-dvādaśī vrata (Dvādaśī observance)","tithi_month":"Kaumuda māsa, śukla-pakṣa, dvādaśī","promised_fruit":"Attainment of Brahmaloka and rejoicing with Brahmā."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala (ritual causality)","core_concept":"Time (tithi) sanctified by dharma becomes a vehicle for loka-attainment.","practical_application":"Mark Kaumuda śukla-dvādaśī and perform the prescribed observance with purity and intent for higher-gati."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Calendrics","Ritual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: cosmological world
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 147.43–147.46 (continuation of ritual-site fruits)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine teacher indicating a lunar calendar (bright Dvādaśī of Kaumuda) while describing ascent to Brahmā’s world.","item_prompts":["Varāha speaking in calm posture","Bhū-devī listening","crescent/full-moon calendric motif","Brahmaloka as luminous realm with Brahmā seated on lotus"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha in regal divine form teaching Bhū-devī; stylized moon-disc and lotus-throne Brahmā in the background; warm reds/ochres, ornate jewelry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha-teacher with Bhū-devī; gold-leaf halo; inset vignette of Brahmā on lotus; rich ornamentation and embossed details.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly Varāha instructing; delicate linework; soft gradients; moon-disc and subtle Brahmaloka depiction.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate dialogue scene; cool night-sky with bright moon; simplified Brahmaloka as glowing lotus pavilion; lyrical landscape framing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory, instructive","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, didactic, gently elevated on the loka-phala phrase"}
FAQs
It preserves calendrical ritual timing (dvādaśī, śuklapakṣa, month-name), valuable for comparing regional month nomenclature and festival cycles in Purāṇic transmission.
No terrestrial location is named here; the verse instead references a cosmological destination (Brahmaloka) and a calendrical marker (dvādaśī in Kaumuda).
Align practices with prescribed times, presenting ritual order and temporal discipline as central to the tradition’s moral-ritual framework.
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