Varaha Purana 152.32 — Adhyaya 152, Shloka 32
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
यस्मिन्स्नातो नरो देवि मम लोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ सर्वतीर्थेषु यत्स्नानं सर्वतीर्थेषु यत्फलम् ॥
yasmin snāto naro devi mama lokaṃ prapadyate || sarvatīrtheṣu yat snānaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu yat phalam ||
హే దేవీ, అక్కడ స్నానం చేసిన మనుడు నా లోకాన్ని పొందుతాడు. సమస్త తీర్థాలలో చెప్పబడిన స్నానం మరియు సమస్త తీర్థఫలమంతా అక్కడే లభిస్తుంది.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha addresses Bhū-devī directly, teaching her the salvific efficacy of a specific tīrtha-bath."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious; receptive to tīrtha-mahātmyas","key_question":"Which sacred bath grants attainment of the Lord’s loka and equals the fruits of all tīrthas?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Tīrtha-snāna at the specified place is declared fruit-equivalent to bathing at all pilgrimage-fords, leading to attainment of the Lord’s world.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields sālokya (attainment of the Lord’s loka); neglect implies loss of an easy, concentrated means to the same merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
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 bhakti-tīrtha","core_concept":"Phala-saṅkṣepa: the vast merit of many rites is concentrated in a single sacred locus when approached with faith.","practical_application":"Undertake tīrtha-snāna with śraddhā and intention of surrender, treating the act as direct approach to the Lord rather than mere ritual tourism."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: tīrtha (pilgrimage bathing ford)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 152.36-152.38 (darśana and pradakṣiṇā as superior means); Varāha Purāṇa 152.39 (identification of Prayāga as a supreme tīrtha)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha (as divine teacher) speaks to Bhū-devī about a supremely meritorious bathing-place whose single snāna equals all tīrtha-fruits.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated in teaching posture","Bhū-devī listening with folded hands","river/ghāṭa indicating tīrtha-snāna","pilgrims bathing","subtle aura suggesting 'mama loka' (Vaikuṇṭha)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha as majestic Viṣṇu-form teacher with ornate jewelry, Bhū-devī in graceful stance, stylized river-ghāṭa, warm earthy palette, flat decorative background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha and Bhū-devī with gold-leaf halos, embossed ornaments, small vignette of pilgrims bathing at a ghāṭa, rich reds/greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, serene expressions; include a calm riverbank and a luminous suggestion of Vaikuṇṭha in the upper register.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical riverscape, slender figures, pastel sky; Varāha instructing Bhū-devī with a small procession of pilgrims approaching the tīrtha."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverential, declarative tīrtha-stuti","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, assuring, didactic"}
FAQs
It expresses a common Purāṇic motif: a single site is rhetorically elevated as equivalent to many, indicating competitive or integrative sacred geographies.
The verse refers back to the previously named tīrtha (Viśrānti), without additional coordinates in this fragment.
It promotes the ideal of pilgrimage as a concentrated form of religious-cultural practice, emphasizing intention and disciplined participation.
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