Varaha Purana 49.39 — Adhyaya 49, Shloka 39
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
राजाऽपि तेन विधिना पद्मनाभस्य द्वादशीम् । उपोष्य परमं काममिह जन्मनि चाप्तवान् ॥ ४९.३९ ॥
rājā’pi tena vidhinā padmanābhasya dvādaśīm | upoṣya paramaṃ kāmam iha janmani cāptavān || 49.39 ||
Também o rei, tendo observado segundo o rito prescrito o jejum de Dvādaśī de Padmanābha, alcançou nesta mesma vida o supremo objetivo que desejava.
Varāha (default, as speaker is not explicit in the fragment)
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":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Implicit Vaiṣṇava frame via Padmanābha; no Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa-specific foreshadowing stated."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Observe Padmanābha’s Dvādaśī fast exactly ‘by that procedure’ (vidhinā) to attain desired aims.","karmic_consequence":"Proper observance yields iṣṭa-siddhi (desired fulfillment) even in this life; implied loss of fruit if procedure is neglected."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Padmanābha-dvādaśī-vrata (Dvādaśī upavāsa for Viṣṇu/Padmanābha)","tithi_month":"Dvādaśī (month not specified here)","promised_fruit":"Paramakāma-prāpti—attainment of the highest desired goal in this very life (iha janmani)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-dharma / karma-phala","core_concept":"Vidhi-yukta bhakti—devotion expressed through disciplined observance—can yield both worldly and higher aims.","practical_application":"Undertake fasting/vows with correct procedure, intention, and steadiness; align personal desires with Viṣṇu-centered worship."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Observance","Philosophical Instruction"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: ritual observance context
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 49.49.40 (family-line fruit of the same Dvādaśī observance)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic moment: the narrative highlights the king’s successful Dvādaśī fast for Padmanābha and the immediate fruition of his wish.","item_prompts":["Viṣṇu/Padmanābha icon (lotus-navel)","king in vrata austerity (simple cloth)","fasting setting (lamp, tulasī, water pot)","scriptural/ritual paraphernalia indicating ‘vidhi’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Padmanābha as serene Viṣṇu with lotus from navel; king seated in austerity before a lamp and tulasī; earthy reds/greens, calm devotional mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Padmanābha richly ornamented with gold-leaf prabhāmaṇḍala; king smaller in reverence; ritual items rendered with metallic highlights.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined facial expressions, soft shading; emphasis on the king’s disciplined posture and the quiet sanctity of the vrata space.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate indoor shrine scene; delicate lines; lotus-navel motif clear; king’s simplicity contrasted with divine radiance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, didactic, devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, gently emphatic on ‘paramaṃ kāmam’ and ‘iha janmani’"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic didactic strategy: validating a ritual discipline (Dvādaśī observance) through an exemplary figure (a king), thereby linking royal ethics with household religious practice in early medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on ritual observance rather than sacred geography.
The verse promotes disciplined observance of a prescribed vow (fasting on Dvādaśī) as a model of self-regulation and goal-oriented conduct, framed as yielding meaningful outcomes within one’s present life.
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