Varaha Purana 48.24: Adhyaya 48, Shloka 24
The Kalki Dvādaśī Observance and the Episode of King Viśāla
एवमुक्त्वा नरस्तस्य इमामेवाब्रवीन् मुनिः । द्वादशीं कृतवान् सोऽपि चक्रवर्ती बभूव ह । तस्यैव नाम्ना बदरी विशालाख्या अभवन् मुने ॥ ४८.२४ ॥
evam uktvā naras tasya imām evābravīn muniḥ | dvādaśīṁ kṛtavān so 'pi cakravartī babhūva ha | tasyaiva nāmnā badarī viśālākhyā 'bhavan mune || 48.24 ||
Setelah berkata demikian, Nara menyampaikan pernyataan yang sama kepadanya; dan dia juga, setelah menetapkan amalan Dvādaśī, benar-benar menjadi seorang cakravartin (raja sejagat). Dan dengan namanya sendiri, wahai muni, tempat Badarī itu dikenali sebagai “Viśālā”.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Badarī/Viśālā (toponymic tīrtha-name in narrative)","krishna_connection":"No direct Kṛṣṇa/Mathurā linkage; the focus is Dvādaśī observance producing cakravartin status and a place-name tradition."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Establishing/observing Dvādaśī as a vowed rite (with proper transmission and practice) leads to royal prosperity and fame.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields sovereignty (cakravartitva) and enduring renown (name attached to a tīrtha); neglect implies loss of such merit and fame."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dvādaśī-vrata (Padmanābha/Dvādaśī observance)","tithi_month":"Dvādaśī (general; detailed timing appears in 49.49.1 as Āśvayuja śukla-dvādaśī)","promised_fruit":"Cakravartin kingship, lasting fame, and sacralization of one’s name through tīrtha-toponymy."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-bhakti synthesis","core_concept":"Dharma practiced with resolve (vrata-niṣṭhā) produces both worldly order (rājya) and transpersonal continuity (kīrti as cultural-sacred imprint).","practical_application":"Treat vrata as a disciplined institution (kṛtavān/established), transmit it responsibly, and understand merit as extending into social memory and sacred geography."}
Subject Matter: ["Sacred Geography","Kingship and Political Ideals","Ritual Observance (Dvādaśī)","Cultural Heritage Toponymy"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: tīrtha/settlement-name (toponymic sacred geography)
Related Themes: 49.49.1 (explicit Dvādaśī timing and saṅkalpa); 49.49.2 (ritual detailing consistent with a Dvādaśī pūjā sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A narrative moment: after instruction, Nara repeats/teaches it onward; he institutes Dvādaśī and is shown as a cakravartin; a tīrtha/settlement gains the name Viśālā.","item_prompts":["teacher-to-disciple transmission gesture","king with cakra-emblem or royal parasol","Dvādaśī worship setup (lamp, flowers, conch)","a signboard/inscription motif reading ‘Viśālā’ near a riverbank or grove"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: sequential panels—(1) instruction scene, (2) royal coronation of cakravartin, (3) tīrtha landscape labeled Viśālā; bold outlines, ornate crowns, temple-lamp motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central crowned cakravartin with gold-leaf arch; side vignette of Dvādaśī pūjā; lower band shows a stylized tīrtha named Viśālā with embossed ornamentation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined court scene of coronation; subtle depiction of ritual altar; delicate landscape indicating Badarī/Viśālā; soft gold accents.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical river-valley tīrtha with a small shrine; king and sage in conversation; inscription-like cartouche ‘Viśālā’; cool palette and fine facial expressions."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative, commemorative","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"storytelling with uplift on ‘cakravartī’ and ‘Viśālā’"}
FAQs
It preserves an etiological note linking political legitimacy (cakravartin status) and ritual observance (Dvādaśī) with the naming of a sacred locale, a common Purāṇic method of embedding cultural memory into geography.
Badarī is named; in later and wider Sanskrit tradition it is commonly associated with the Himalayan sacred region of Badarī/Badarīnātha (Badrinath area), though precise identification can vary by textual layer and regional transmission.
The verse foregrounds disciplined observance and self-regulation (here, the Dvādaśī practice) as supportive of social order and responsible rulership, presented in a culturally normative—rather than coercive—register.
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