Varaha Purana 145.40: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 40
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
त्रयाणामपि यज्ञानां फलं प्राप्नोति निश्चितम् ॥ अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम कर्म परायणः ॥
trayāṇāmapi yajñānāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti niścitam || athātra muñcate prāṇān mama karma parāyaṇaḥ ||
त्रयाणामपि यज्ञानां फलं स निश्चितं प्राप्नोति। अथात्र मम कर्मपरायणः प्राणान्मुञ्चति॥
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Varāha assures Bhū-devī of the tīrtha’s extraordinary efficacy—granting the fruit of three sacrifices—and frames death there (for the devoted) as spiritually auspicious."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive, seeking assurance","key_question":"What is the ultimate fruit of practice at this place—does it equal great sacrifices, and what happens if one dies there devoted to you?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"The same kṣetra/tīrtha within the Mathurā mandala (implied) where snāna and devotion are performed","parikrama_context":"Culmination-node in a pilgrimage sequence: a place where merit peaks and even prāṇa-tyāga is portrayed as salvific when aligned with devotion.","krishna_connection":"Indirect: the idea of dying in a Vaiṣṇava kṣetra as liberative parallels later Kṛṣṇa-centered Vraja theology of ‘Vraja-vāsa’ and ‘Vraja-maraṇa’ as supreme."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Devoted observance at the tīrtha yields the fruit of ‘three sacrifices’; for one dedicated to the Lord’s practices, dying there is spiritually efficacious.","karmic_consequence":"Following brings assured great-yajña merit and favorable post-mortem destiny; lack of devotion reduces the act to mere physical death without stated salvific guarantee."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The tīrtha becomes a condensed yajña-field: Varāha/Vişṇu as the inner sacrificer grants śrauta-scale fruits through bhakti; prāṇa-tyāga there mirrors offering the self into Brahman.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"‘Three sacrifices’ as triad of yajña-forms (agnihotra/darśa-pūrṇamāsa/cāturmāsya or other triads) compressed into tīrtha-sevā; death as final āhuti.","vedantic_connection":"Anta-kāla-smṛti and bhagavad-parāyaṇatā: relinquishing prāṇa while oriented to the Lord supports sālokya/sāyujya themes; karma is transcended by devotion-centered surrender."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology of bhakti in tīrtha","core_concept":"Devotion (karmaparāyaṇatā to the Lord) transforms ritual merit into liberation-oriented destiny, even at death.","practical_application":"Live as ‘mama-karma-parāyaṇa’—align daily conduct, vows, and worship to the Lord; if residing/pilgrimaging, keep remembrance so the end of life becomes an offering."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Merit Discourse","Pilgrimage Soteriology","Ethics of Devoted Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: mokṣa-prada tīrtha within a sacred region
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 145.43 (trirātra fast and bath); Varāha Purāṇa 145.45 (Vājapeya fruit; Viṣṇupada kṣetra)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee at a sacred bathing place receives the invisible fruit of great sacrifices; the scene shifts to the devotee peacefully relinquishing breath in the sanctified precinct under the Lord’s protection.","item_prompts":["tīrtha waters and ghat","devotee with folded hands","subtle divine aura/Viṣṇu-cakra presence","three sacrificial fires symbolically in background","peaceful passing (prāṇa-tyāga) with attendants or sages"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: two-register narrative—snāna and worship below, serene prāṇa-tyāga above with divine aura; stylized flames indicating yajña-phala.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central devotee before a radiant Vaiṣṇava emblem; gold-leaf aura; symbolic three fires; calm, iconic composition of liberation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle, devotional mood; detailed ghat architecture; subtle depiction of breath departing as a luminous thread toward the Lord.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: tranquil riverside with soft dawn light; devotee’s peaceful passing; small symbolic fire-altars; delicate emotional restraint."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, salvific proclamation","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"deep, compassionate, assuring"}
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic synthesis of Vedic sacrificial prestige with tīrtha practice, and it records a cultural motif of ‘good death’ narratives associated with sacred places.
The statement refers back to the defined kṣetra (three-yojana extent) where bathing and fasting are prescribed.
Steadfast commitment to disciplined observance (karma-parāyaṇatā) is presented as the core virtue connected with the site.
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