Varaha Purana 140.77 — Adhyaya 140, Shloka 77
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
पञ्चयोजनविस्तारं क्षेत्रं कोकामुखं मम ।। यस्त्वेतत्तु विजानाति न स पापेन लिप्यते ॥
pañcayojanavistāraṃ kṣetraṃ kokāmukhaṃ mama || yastvetattu vijānāti na sa pāpena lipyate ||
‘கோகாமுக’ எனப்படும் என் க்ஷேத்திரம் ஐந்து யோஜனை பரப்பளவு கொண்டது. இதை உண்மையாக அறிந்தவன் பாவத்தால் மாசுபடான்।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha identifies a sacred kṣetra belonging to him (Kokāmukha), gives its extent, and teaches Bhū-devī an ethical-soteriological claim about knowledge of it removing sin-taint."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"inquisitive about sacred topography and its merit","key_question":"What is the extent and special power of the Lord’s kṣetra ‘Kokāmukha’, and how does knowing it relate to freedom from sin?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Kokāmukha-kṣetra (not explicitly identified as Mathurā-site in the verse)","parikrama_context":"Implied by kṣetra-measure (five yojanas) which can frame a circumambulatory sacred boundary, though parikramā is not stated.","krishna_connection":"None explicit; general Vaiṣṇava kṣetra-adhikāra (‘mama’) suggests Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa sanctity rather than Kṛṣṇa-līlā."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Knowing/understanding the Lord’s five-yojana Kokāmukha-kṣetra prevents sin from adhering (pāpa-lepa) to the knower.","karmic_consequence":"Right understanding grants immunity from sin-taint; ignorance implies continued vulnerability to pāpa (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Kṣetra-knowledge is treated as purifying power: sacred geography becomes a cognitive/gnostic purifier. ‘Not tainted by sin’ echoes the lotus-leaf non-adhesion motif—here applied to pāpa-lepa through sambandha-jñāna with the Lord’s domain.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Kṣetra as the Lord’s ritual-body/field; measurement (yojana) as establishing a consecrated mandala where dharma operates with heightened efficacy.","vedantic_connection":"Jñāna (true understanding) is elevated as a purifier; pāpa as ‘lepa’ (adhesion) is removed by right sambandha with īśvara and his kṣetra—an ethical-gnostic bridge."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics through sacred knowledge (kṣetra-jñāna)","core_concept":"Sin ‘sticks’ through ignorance and disconnection; true understanding of the Lord’s sacred domain prevents pāpa-adhesion.","practical_application":"Study and internalize tīrtha/kṣetra-māhātmya with faith; let knowledge guide conduct and pilgrimage orientation within the sacred boundary."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: kṣetra (sacred field/region)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 140.84-85 (Meru and higher destinations as fruits of sacred practice)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A map-like sacred vision: Varāha indicates the expanse of Kokāmukha-kṣetra (five yojanas) as a consecrated mandala; a devotee/knower stands within it, untouched by dark ‘pāpa’ motifs that dissolve at the boundary.","item_prompts":["sacred boundary/mandala ring","inscription ‘Kokāmukha’","Varāha indicating direction/extent","measuring motif (yojana markers)","devotee standing purified","dissolving dark smoke symbolizing pāpa"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized mandala-landscape with temple/trees; Varāha as divine cartographer; pāpa shown as fading dark forms outside the boundary; rich earth tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-outlined boundary circle; central emblem of the kṣetra; Varāha with ornate crown; embossed text panel ‘Kokāmukha’; strong iconographic clarity.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant landscape with subtle boundary cues; refined figure work; gentle depiction of purification (darkness receding).","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: bright, diagrammatic sacred region with hills and shrines; narrative of Varāha teaching; delicate border indicating five-yojana extent."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, declarative","suggested_raga":"Bilāval","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm and protective on ‘na sa pāpena lipyate’"}
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic mapping of sacred space (kṣetra) using traditional measures (yojana), linking geography with ethical purification themes.
Kokāmukha is presented as a named sacred region; precise modern identification is uncertain without corroborating regional inscriptions or pilgrimage manuals.
Knowledge/recognition of the sacred site is framed as a means of avoiding moral ‘stain’ (lipyate), emphasizing cognition and reverence rather than coercion.
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