Varaha Purana 13.36 — Adhyaya 13, Shloka 36
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
श्राद्धं कुर्वीत विज्ञाय व्यतीपातेऽयने तथा । विषुवे चैव सम्प्राप्ते ग्रहणे शशिसूर्ययोः । समस्तेष्वेव विप्रेन्द्र राशिष्वर्केऽतिगच्छति ॥ १३.३६ ॥
śrāddhaṃ kurvīta vijñāya vyatīpāte 'yane tathā | viṣuve caiva samprāpte grahaṇe śaśisūryayoḥ | samasteṣv eva viprendra rāśiṣv arke 'tigacchati || 13.36 ||
ବ୍ୟତୀପାତେ, ଅୟନକାଳେ (ଉତ୍ତରାୟଣ-ଦକ୍ଷିଣାୟଣ), ବିଷୁବ ଆସିଲେ, ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର-ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଗ୍ରହଣ ସମୟରେ, ଏବଂ ହେ ବିପ୍ରେନ୍ଦ୍ର, ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ତ ରାଶି ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ଗତି କରୁଥିବାବେଳେ—ଏହି ଅବସର ଜାଣି ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
Varāha (default dialogic frame: Instructor speaking to Pṛthivī)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Didactic guidance within the Varāha–Bhū dialogue frame; no explicit physical interaction."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive, practical-minded","key_question":"Which calendrical/astronomical junctures are especially fit for śrāddha, and why are they singled out?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"Perform śrāddha at major astronomical nodes—Vyatīpāta, solstices, equinox, lunar/solar eclipses, and as the Sun transits the zodiac signs.","karmic_consequence":"Observance at these potent kālas amplifies pitṛ-tṛpti and puṇya; omission forfeits heightened merit available at these cosmic ‘doors’ of time."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Astronomical thresholds mirror yajña-thresholds: when cosmic order (ṛta) is visibly ‘turning’, offerings to pitṛs align the microcosm (household) with macrocosm (solar-lunar rhythm).","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Sun’s rāśi-gamana as a ritual procession; eclipses as liminal moments demanding purification/offerings; ayana/viṣuva as cosmic ‘saṃdhi’ (junction) akin to saṃdhyā rites.","vedantic_connection":"Time (kāla) as a manifestation of the Lord’s order; dharmic action performed at saṃdhi-kāla trains awareness of impermanence and cosmic law."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual cosmology","core_concept":"Right action is harmonized with cosmic rhythms; liminal times intensify the efficacy of offerings and remembrance.","practical_application":"Maintain a ritual calendar; plan śrāddha/tarpaṇa around saṃkrānti, ayana, viṣuva, and grahaṇa with purity and focus."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Cosmology","Calendrical Astronomy"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: calendrical/astronomical framework
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.35 (general śrāddha-kāla); Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.37 (situational/voluntary śrāddha)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritualist performs śrāddha while the sky shows eclipse, solstice markers, and the Sun moving through zodiac emblems; Varāha instructs as cosmic time-wheel turns.","item_prompts":["kāla-cakra/time wheel","zodiac ring (rāśi) around the Sun","eclipse disk over Sun/Moon","ritual platform with darbha and offerings","Vyatīpāta as intersecting solar-lunar paths diagram"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: bold circular rāśi-maṇḍala behind Varāha; eclipse rendered as dark orb; ritual scene in lower register; strong outlines and saturated hues.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf zodiac halo; embossed Sun/Moon with eclipse overlay; Varāha central; ornate ritual vessels highlighted in gold.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined astronomical diagram aesthetics; subtle glow around Sun; calm ritual interior; precise iconography of rāśis.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative split—upper sky with stylized rāśi symbols and eclipse; lower terrace with śrāddha; delicate borders and soft colors."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, precise, time-aware","suggested_raga":"Pūrvī","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, carefully enunciated"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of ritual duty (śrāddha) with observational calendrics, indicating how time-reckoning (eclipses, solstices, equinoxes, solar transits) informed normative practice in premodern Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on temporal markers (astronomical and calendrical events) rather than a pilgrimage location.
The verse advises that ancestral rites should be performed with informed attention to appropriate times, emphasizing conscientious observance and alignment of human duties with recognized calendrical moments.
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