Varaha Purana 95.60 — Adhyaya 95, Shloka 60
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
यश्चेदं शृणुयाद् भक्त्या नवम्यां नियतः स्थितः । स राज्यमतुलं लेभे भयेश्य्च प्रमुच्यते ॥
yaś cedaṃ śṛṇuyād bhaktyā navamyāṃ niyataḥ sthitaḥ | sa rājyam atulaṃ lebhe bhayebhyaś ca pramucyate ||
ଯେ ନବମୀ ତିଥିରେ ନିୟମନିଷ୍ଠାରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ହୋଇ ଭକ୍ତିସହିତ ଏହା ଶୁଣେ, ସେ ଅତୁଳ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଲାଭ କରେ ଏବଂ ଭୟରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue frame)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"On navamī, disciplined devotional hearing is prescribed as a meritorious observance yielding worldly sovereignty and freedom from fear.","karmic_consequence":"Observance grants aiśvarya (atula-rājya) and abhaya; neglect forfeits these fruits and leaves one vulnerable to fear born of adharma/ignorance."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Navamī-śravaṇa-niyama (hearing observance on the ninth tithi)","tithi_month":"Navamī (month not specified)","promised_fruit":"Incomparable sovereignty (aiśvarya/rājya) and release from fears (abhaya)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-bhakti synthesis","core_concept":"Time (tithi) + niyama (discipline) + bhakti (devotion) amplifies the fruit of śravaṇa, yielding both worldly and inner security.","practical_application":"Choose a fixed navamī for vrata-like discipline: fasting/continence as appropriate, attentive listening/recitation, and dedicating merit to dharma and protection of others."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Ethics","Cultural Heritage"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: lunar-tithi observance
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 95.95.62 (śravaṇa leads to pāpa-kṣaya and nirvāṇa); Varāha Purāṇa 95.95.64-65 (writing/keeping/worship of text for protection and universal-yajña merit)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee on navamī sits in disciplined posture (niyata), listening to recitation; behind, symbols of sovereignty (crown, throne) and a protective aura dispelling fear-figures.","item_prompts":["crescent moon with ‘9’ motif or navamī mark","devotee seated with rosary","reciter/Varāha as teacher","crown/throne as aiśvarya symbol","shadowy fear-forms dissolving into light"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: bold navamī moon emblem above; devotee in niyama; protective golden aura; stylized throne motif in background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold crown and halo motifs; embossed navamī moon; rich reds and greens; fear-demons rendered small at the margins, subdued by gold radiance.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly symbols (throne) balanced with ascetic simplicity of the listener; soft light indicating abhaya.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: palace courtyard meets satsang—devotee listening with mountains afar; gentle moonlight; fear personified as small fleeing animals/shadows."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"resolute, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm on ‘navamyāṃ’ and ‘bhayeś ca pramucyate’"}
FAQs
It indicates the linkage between calendrical observance (tithi-based practice) and textual recitation in Purāṇic culture, offering evidence for lived religious-literary routines.
None; the verse specifies time (navamī) rather than place.
It emphasizes disciplined observance (niyama) and devoted attention (bhakti) as virtues associated with stability and fear-reduction.
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