Varaha Purana 29.16: Adhyaya 29, Shloka 16
The Birth and Marriages of the Direction-Goddesses and the Daśamī Observance
तस्यां दध्याशनो यस्तु सुव्रती भवते नरः । तस्य पापक्शयं तास्तु कुर्वन्त्यहरहर्नृप ॥ २९.१६ ॥
tasyāṃ dadhyāśano yastu suvratī bhavate naraḥ | tasya pāpakṣayaṃ tāstu kurvanty aharahar nṛpa || 29.16 ||
Pada hari itu, sesiapa yang hidup dengan memakan dadih (curd) menjadi seorang yang berdisiplin dalam vrata, pemelihara nazar yang baik. Dan amalan-amalan itu melenyapkan dosanya hari demi hari, wahai raja.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"On the relevant observance (tithi/vrata context), subsisting on curd (dadhy-āśana) as a disciplined vow leads to daily diminution of sins.","karmic_consequence":"Following: progressive pāpa-kṣaya ‘day by day’; breaking/ignoring: forfeiture of the stated purificatory effect and continued accrual/retention of demerit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dadhy-āśana vrata (curd-diet discipline) connected to the praised tithi/observance","tithi_month":"Within that observance (tasyām—contextually the praised tithi; month not specified)","promised_fruit":"Daily destruction of sins (pāpa-kṣaya) and establishment as a ‘suvratī’ (firm vow-keeper)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical-ritual soteriology","core_concept":"Purification is incremental: repeated disciplined restraint transforms karmic residue over time.","practical_application":"Adopt a simple regulated diet (here, curd) during prescribed observances; pair with truthfulness, non-injury, and japa to stabilize ‘suvratatva’."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Atonement (Prāyaścitta)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 29.29.15 (Daśamī as dear); Varāha Purāṇa 29.29.17 (hearing yields Brahmaloka)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king (nṛpa) receives instruction: a disciplined devotee observes a curd-only regimen on the prescribed day, with sins depicted as fading away over successive days.","item_prompts":["teacher addressing a crowned listener (king)","a simple bowl of curd","a devotee seated in vrata posture","fading dark silhouettes symbolizing sins dissolving","counted days (sunrise markers) to show ‘ahar-ahar’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: warm ochres and greens; clear gesture of instruction; devotee with a small white curd bowl; sins as subdued shadow-forms receding.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted throne for the king; devotee with minimal fare; gold aura around the vow-keeper; dark motifs dissolving at the border.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined faces, soft shading; emphasis on the simplicity of food and firmness of posture; subtle ‘pāpa-kṣaya’ shown via lightening background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate teaching scene in a pavilion; small bowl of curd prominent; sequential mini-panels suggesting day-by-day purification."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"austere, purificatory, instructive","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, encouraging, dharma-precept style"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical-ritual idiom in which regulated diet (e.g., curd-only) functions as a marker of vrata-discipline and as a culturally recognized means of moral purification (pāpakṣaya) within the broader prāyaścitta framework.
No explicit toponym appears in this isolated verse. The demonstrative 'tasyām' (“in that”) likely refers back to a place or observance defined in preceding verses of Adhyāya 29.
The verse emphasizes disciplined restraint through a prescribed dietary observance, presenting sustained self-regulation as a means of ongoing moral purification “day by day.”
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