Varaha Purana 46.16 — Adhyaya 46, Shloka 16
The Rite of the Āṣāḍha Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī Fast and the Installation (Nyāsa) of the Fourfold Manifestation
भुक्त्वा राज्यश्रियं सोऽथ गतः परमिकां गतिम् । एष ते विधिरुद्दिष्ट आषाढे मासि वै मुने ॥ ४६.१६ ॥
bhuktvā rājyaśriyaṃ so 'tha gataḥ paramikāṃ gatim | eṣa te vidhir uddiṣṭa āṣāḍhe māsi vai mune || 46.16 ||
Setelah menikmati kemuliaan dan kemewahan kerajaan, baginda kemudian mencapai keadaan yang tertinggi. Tatacara ini telah ditetapkan untukmu, wahai muni, pada bulan Āṣāḍha.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Indirect Vaiṣṇava frame: supreme gati after righteous enjoyment aligns with Viṣṇu-bhakti ideals; no explicit Mathurā reference."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"After enjoying rightful royal prosperity, one may attain the supreme state; the Āṣāḍha-month procedure for the observance is prescribed.","karmic_consequence":"Following: lawful enjoyment (bhoga) without fall and eventual paramā gati; neglect: loss of both worldly order and higher attainment (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dvādaśī-vidhi (Āṣāḍha-māsa)","tithi_month":"Āṣāḍha (month explicitly stated)","promised_fruit":"Royal splendor in life and attainment of the supreme state (paramikā gati) thereafter."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"puruṣārtha-synthesis","core_concept":"Artha enjoyed within dharma can culminate in mokṣa-oriented ‘supreme gati’ when aligned with Vaiṣṇava observance.","practical_application":"Observe the rite in Āṣāḍha as instructed; pursue prosperity ethically and keep the ultimate aim (paramā gati) in view."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Time (Kāla) and Observance"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: kāla (ritual time)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa, same section: Āṣāḍha-māsa vrata-vidhi and phala statements
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha concludes a ritual instruction, emphasizing the Āṣāḍha timing and the twofold fruit: royal splendor and supreme attainment.","item_prompts":["Varāha gesturing as a teacher","calendar/astral motif indicating Āṣāḍha","royal insignia (crown, throne)","pathway/light symbol for ‘supreme gati’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha with teaching mudrā; a circular month-wheel motif; subdued gold and red tones indicating royal śrī and spiritual ascent.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf haloed Varāha; embossed month-wheel; side vignette of king and an upward luminous path to Vaikuṇṭha-like realm.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly elements, delicate month emblem; serene upward gaze to indicate paramā gati.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: miniature month-wheel in sky, king in pavilion, a stylized ascending path; soft blues/greens with devotional calm."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"conclusive, instructional","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati (auspicious conclusion)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"authoritative, calm, with emphasis on ‘Āṣāḍhe māsi’ and ‘paramikāṃ gatim’."}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic instructional mode: linking prescribed monthly observances (māsa-vrata/vidhi) with idealized outcomes, reflecting the text’s role as a practical guide to dharma framed through narrative and didactic address.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; its anchor is temporal (the month of Āṣāḍha) rather than spatial. Any location context would need adjacent verses.
The verse emphasizes adherence to an articulated procedure (vidhi) tied to a calendrical period, presenting disciplined observance as a pathway associated with elevated personal outcomes (described as attaining a ‘supreme state’).
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