Varaha Purana 116.26: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 26
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
शेषमन्नं समश्नाति ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ त्रिकालं ये प्रपद्यन्ते मयोक्तेन वसुन्धरे ॥
śeṣam annaṃ samaśnāti tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim || trikālaṃ ye prapadyante mayoktena vasundhare ||
शेषमन्नं ततः समश्नाति; ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम्। त्रिकालं ये मयोक्तेन प्रपद्यन्ते वसुन्धरे, ततो हिततरं किम्॥
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Direct address to Vasundharā; emphasizes disciplined practice across three daily times"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious/receptive; being guided in daily dharma","key_question":"What daily regimen (trikāla practice) most reliably produces sukha and well-being?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Honor prasāda by eating the remainder after offering; follow the prescribed trikāla discipline as taught.","karmic_consequence":"Observing trikāla worship/discipline and honoring remnants supports sukha; neglect implies loss of welfare and ritual merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-informed nitya-karma","core_concept":"Sanctified remainder (prasāda) and regularity (trikāla) transform ordinary eating into dharmic living.","practical_application":"Offer food first, then partake as prasāda; keep steady morning–midday–evening observances (japa/pūjā/sandhyā)."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Daily Discipline"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 116.27 (naivedya); Varāha Purāṇa 116.29 (sāyāhnika and hospitality)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"After offering, devotees partake of prasāda; Varāha explains to Bhū-devī the superiority of trikāla observance.","item_prompts":["naivedya just offered","prasāda being shared","sun positions hinted (morning/noon/evening)","Bhū-devī labeled as Vasundharā","ritual water pot and lamp"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: tripartite time motif (three suns/lamps) behind Varāha; prasāda distribution foreground; Bhū-devī attentive.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold haloed Varāha, three small lamp-stands signifying trikāla; ornate prasāda bowl with embossed gold detailing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant domestic shrine scene; subtle depiction of time cycle; calm devotional sharing of prasāda.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: courtyard scene with three time cues (dawn sky, high sun, twilight band); small figures receiving prasāda; Varāha teaching Bhū-devī."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"uplifting, orderly","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, instructive"}
FAQs
It illustrates a structured daily religio-ethical regimen (trikāla) and the role of consecrated or ritually contextualized food consumption in Purāṇic practice.
No geographic site is named; “Vasundharā” is an address to the personified Earth as interlocutor.
To maintain disciplined daily observances and to consume food in a manner integrated with offering and ritual order.
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