Varaha Purana 140.71: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 71
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
स्वर्गे वा यदि वा भूमौ यं यं कामयते नरः ॥ तं तं प्राप्नोति वै कामं स्नातमात्रः शिलातले ॥
svarge vā yadi vā bhūmau yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate naraḥ || taṃ taṃ prāpnoti vai kāmaṃ snāta-mātraḥ śilā-tale ||
स्वर्गे वा भूमौ वा नरः यं यं कामयते; शिलातले स्नातमात्रः स तं तं कामं प्राप्नोति।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","earth_interaction":"Varāha proclaims the extraordinary boon-granting power of bathing on the śilā’s surface."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"astonished, eager to know limits of tīrtha-phala","key_question":"Does this śilā grant all desires, and is its fruit effective in both earthly and heavenly contexts?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Sarvakāmikā-śilā"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Śilā-tala-snāna (bath upon Sarvakāmikā-śilā)","tithi_month":"Any time during tīrtha-visit (not specified)","promised_fruit":"Attainment of the desired object/state ‘in heaven or on earth’—iṣṭa-kāma-siddhi."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The ‘stone’ as dhruva (fixed) support: when desire is placed upon a stable sacred base and purified by water, it becomes efficacious; also hints that all kāmas ultimately rest in the Lord as āśraya.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Śilā as altar/vedi; snāna as consecration; kāma-siddhi as yajña-phala transposed into tīrtha idiom.","vedantic_connection":"Kāma is redirected through śraddhā and dharma; the text’s hyperbole can be read as ‘whatever is truly beneficial’ granted under īśvara-saṅkalpa."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"desire discipline through sacred means","core_concept":"Desires, when approached via purification and sacred contact, are integrated into a dharmic framework rather than raw craving.","practical_application":"Before petitioning for boons, perform snāna with restraint, formulate a dharmya-saṅkalpa, and pair it with charity/service."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Ritual Practice","Ethics","Sacred Geography"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: hāsya
Type: sacred stone at a tīrtha
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: preceding mention of Sarvakāmikā-śilā and subsequent tīrtha descriptions
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Pilgrim bathing on a broad stone slab by the confluence; visions of desired outcomes (heavenly and earthly) appearing as symbolic vignettes.","item_prompts":["large sacred stone platform","water poured/bathing gesture","two vignettes: svarga (celestial) and bhūmi (earthly)","garlands and offerings"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Sarvakāmikā-śilā centered; stylized celestial pavilion above and earthly home/fields below; devotee bathing.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold relief for svarga-vimāna; jeweled śilā with embossed name; devotee with brass pot.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced composition with subtle symbolic inserts of boons; natural river textures.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative mini-scenes of boons in cloud-bands; delicate riverbank and stone in foreground."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"exultant, proclamation-like","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"bright, emphatic on ‘yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate’"}
FAQs
It exemplifies the Purāṇic rhetoric of tīrtha efficacy, where concise ritual acts are linked to expansive benefits, shaping pilgrimage networks and local sacred economies.
The ‘stone-surface’ refers to the named Sarvakāmikā śilā situated north of the Kauśikī–Okā confluence described earlier.
The verse implicitly encourages respectful engagement with a designated heritage site through prescribed ritual conduct (snāna), presenting practice as a disciplined means toward human aims.
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