Varaha Purana 155.35 — Adhyaya 155, Shloka 35
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
अष्टाष्टमी त्वमावास्या उभे पक्षे चतुर्दशी ॥ अस्नातानां गतिं यास्याम्यहं वै नागमे पुनः ॥
aṣṭāṣṭamī tv amāvāsyā ubhe pakṣe caturdaśī | asnātānāṃ gatiṃ yāsyām yahaṃ vai nāgame punaḥ ||
Pada tithi kelapan, pada Aṣṭamī, pada hari Amāvasyā, dan pada hari keempat belas bagi kedua-dua paruh bulan—jika aku tidak datang kembali, biarlah aku mencapai nasib orang yang tidak mandi penyucian.
Varāha (default, dialogue framework)
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":"instructor","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":"On key tithis (aṣṭamī, amāvasyā, and caturdaśī of both pakṣas), one should not remain unbathed; bathing is a required purity practice.","karmic_consequence":"Neglect leads to the ‘gati of the unbathed’ (impure/inauspicious fate); the speaker swears to share that fate if he fails to return/appear."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Aṣṭamī/Caturdaśī/Amāvasyā śauca-niyama (tithi-śuddhi observance)","tithi_month":"Aṣṭamī; Amāvasyā; Caturdaśī (both fortnights)","promised_fruit":"Purity, eligibility for rites, avoidance of inauspicious/impure destiny implied by ‘asnāta-gati’."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ācāra (daily discipline)","core_concept":"Time (kāla) conditions dharma; aligning bodily purity with sacred time sustains inner and outer order.","practical_application":"Observe snāna and śauca especially on aṣṭamī, amāvasyā, and caturdaśī; plan rituals and fasting with prior purification."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Calendar","Purity Practices"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhayānaka
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 155.37 (amāvasyā śrāddha restraint)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual calendar tableau: marked lunar days (8th, new moon, 14th) and a devotee bathing at dawn, contrasted with the ominous ‘unbathed’ state.","item_prompts":["river/ghat bathing scene","rising sun/dawn","lunar phase symbols","water pot","wet cloth","script/leaf calendar"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized riverbank snāna with rhythmic lines; include lunar symbols in border motifs; solemn instructor presence implied.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: luminous water with gold highlights; icon-like calendar medallions for tithis; devotee in devotional posture after bath.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant dawn gradient, detailed ripples; emphasize cleanliness and serenity after snāna.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: mountain river bathing, delicate landscape; small moon-phase icons in sky band."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritualistic-admonitory","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, directive"}
FAQs
It documents the importance of tithi-based observances and purity practices (notably snāna) in Purāṇic ritual culture, expressed through a heightened vow-like penalty.
No location is identified; the verse is calendrical and normative rather than topographical.
It stresses disciplined observance and purity norms tied to specific lunar days, again framed as an oath contingent on the speaker’s return.
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