Varaha Purana 142.57 — Adhyaya 142, Shloka 57
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य एतच्छृणुयान्नित्यं कल्यमुत्थाय मानवः ॥ पुष्कलां लभते सिद्धिं मम लोकं च गच्छति ॥
ya etac chṛṇuyān nityaṃ kalyam utthāya mānavaḥ | puṣkalāṃ labhate siddhiṃ mama lokaṃ ca gacchati ||
ప్రతిదినం ఉదయాన్నే లేచి దీనిని శ్రవణం చేసే మనిషి సమృద్ధమైన సిద్ధిని పొందుతాడు మరియు నా లోకానికి కూడా చేరుతాడు.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Varāha speaks as bestower of phala (fruit) for śravaṇa; no physical interaction described."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"receptive; being instructed about the fruit of regular listening/recitation","key_question":"Implicit: what is the fruit of daily hearing/recitation at dawn, and what destiny does it grant?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"One should regularly hear (śṛṇuyāt) this teaching, rising at dawn, as a meritorious discipline.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields ‘puṣkalā siddhi’ and attainment of the Lord’s realm; neglect forfeits this stated phala."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology through śravaṇa","core_concept":"Regular receptive listening (śravaṇa) to sacred discourse is itself a liberative means when joined to daily discipline.","practical_application":"Adopt a dawn routine of hearing/reciting this section with steadiness (nitya) and attentiveness."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual practice (listening/recitation)","Soteriology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 142.64.0 (closure: secret taught; devotee-welfare)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, as divine teacher, pronounces a phalaśruti to a human audience (or to Bhū-devī as witness), emphasizing dawn hearing and ascent to his realm.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated in teaching posture","Bhū-devī listening nearby","a devotee rising at dawn","sunrise glow","palm-leaf manuscript or recitation gesture","suggestion of Vaikuṇṭha-like realm in background"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha as serene guru with ornate jewelry, warm ochres/greens, Bhū-devī attentive; dawn sky gradient; minimal landscape.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha with gold-leaf halo, devotee at lower corner rising at dawn, stylized Vaikuṇṭha arch behind.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; Varāha teaching, Bhū-devī seated; sunrise and temple-like pavilion.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside dawn, small figures; Varāha as teacher under a canopy, devotee listening; airy pastel sky."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory, concluding-phalaśruti","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"assured, compassionate, declarative"}
FAQs
It exemplifies the Purāṇic ‘phalaśruti’ convention, linking regular listening/recitation to benefits, reflecting manuscript culture and oral pedagogy.
No terrestrial site is named; “mama loka” is a doctrinal destination rather than a mapped geography.
Maintain disciplined daily engagement with the teaching (hearing/learning) as a formative practice.
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