Varaha Purana 211.43 — Adhyaya 211, Shloka 43
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
यदीच्छथ नराः गन्तुं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् ॥ न भोक्तव्यं न भोक्तव्यं तदा केशववासरे
yadīcchatha narā gantuṁ tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam || na bhoktavyaṁ na bhoktavyaṁ tadā keśavavāsare
यदि इच्छथ नराः गन्तुं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् । तदा केशववासरे न भोक्तव्यं न भोक्तव्यम् ॥
Varāha (default dialogue frame)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive/receiving instruction within the default Earth–Varāha dialogue frame","key_question":"How does one attain Viṣṇu’s supreme abode through vrata-like discipline (especially on Keśava’s day)?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"If one seeks Viṣṇu’s supreme state, one must abstain from eating on Keśava’s sacred day (fasting as a niyama).","karmic_consequence":"Observance supports ascent toward Viṣṇu’s paramapada; violation obstructs that goal and accrues demerit (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Ekādaśī-upavāsa (Keśava-vāsara niyama)","tithi_month":"Ekādaśī (general; ‘Keśava’s day’ commonly read as Ekādaśī/Viṣṇu’s day)","promised_fruit":"Attainment of Viṣṇu’s supreme abode (paramaṃ padam)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology via disciplined devotion (niyama-bhakti)","core_concept":"Mokṣa-oriented life is supported by restraint of the senses, especially food-restraint on Viṣṇu’s sacred tithi.","practical_application":"Keep Ekādaśī/Keśava’s day as a strict fast; treat dietary restraint as a direct aid to remembrance and worship."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Discipline"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 211.48–52 (Ekādaśī injunctions and accommodations)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine teacher issues a firm injunction about fasting on Keśava’s sacred day, with the goal of reaching Viṣṇu’s supreme abode.","item_prompts":["Varāha with authoritative gesture","Bhu Devī listening reverently","calendar/tithi motif (Ekādaśī)","simple fasting setting (no food vessels)","radiant Vaikuṇṭha/paramapada in background as aspiration"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha in regal ornaments teaching Bhu Devī; warm earthy palette; subtle Vaikuṇṭha glow behind; minimal props indicating fasting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold leaf: enthroned Varāha-teacher, haloed; Bhu Devī seated; gold-highlighted ‘paramapada’ aura; sparse food vessels turned away.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: delicate linework; Varāha instructing with calm face; Bhu Devī attentive; Ekādaśī indicated by lunar iconography; restrained domestic altar scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: intimate dialogue setting; Varāha pointing toward a distant luminous realm; Bhu Devī in modest posture; symbolic moon (Ekādaśī) above."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"injunctive, solemn, devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, didactic, reverent"}
FAQs
It illustrates how Purāṇic texts link ethical restraint (fasting) with soteriological aims (attaining Viṣṇu’s supreme state), a common strategy in vrata discourse.
No place-name is provided; the verse refers to a transcendent goal (Viṣṇu’s paramaṁ padam) rather than a terrestrial site.
Dietary restraint on the Vishnu-associated sacred day/time (Keśavavāsara).
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