Varaha Purana 211.86 — Adhyaya 211, Shloka 86
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
तेषां नैवास्त्ययं लोको यान्ति तत्परमं पदम्॥ ये सकृद्द्वादशीमेतामुपोष्यन्ति विधानतः॥
teṣāṃ naivāsty ayaṃ loko yānti tat-paramaṃ padam || ye sakṛd dvādaśīm etām upoṣyanti vidhānataḥ ||
వారికి ఈ (సాధారణ) లోకమే అంతిమం కాదు; విధిపూర్వకంగా ఈ ద్వాదశీనాడు ఒక్కసారి అయినా ఉపవాసం చేసే వారు ఆ పరమపదాన్ని చేరుతారు।
Varāha (default; explicit speaker not marked in this line)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"assures Bhū Devī of the salvific fruit of proper Dvādaśī fasting"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"hopeful/attentive; receiving soteriological assurance tied to vrata observance","key_question":"What is the ultimate fruit of observing this Dvādaśī fast even once, according to injunction?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Even a single properly enjoined observance of this Dvādaśī upavāsa grants transcendence beyond ordinary worldly fate and leads to the supreme abode.","karmic_consequence":"Following the injunction yields paramapada (mokṣa-like Vaiṣṇava salvation); neglect forfeits this exceptional fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dvādaśī upavāsa (connected to Prabodhanā in the next verse)","tithi_month":"Dvādaśī (contextually the specific Dvādaśī of the vrata cycle; commonly aligned with Kārttika-śukla Dvādaśī in Vaiṣṇava tradition)","promised_fruit":"Paramam padam (supreme abode of Viṣṇu); liberation from merely ‘this world’ as final destination."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology of bhakti-vrata","core_concept":"A single, properly performed act of devotionally grounded vrata can outweigh ordinary karmic trajectories, redirecting the soul to the supreme goal.","practical_application":"Undertake the Dvādaśī fast with correct intention and procedure (saṅkalpa, purity, worship), even if only once in life, as a decisive spiritual turning point."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Soteriology"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: transcendent realm
Related Themes: 211.96 names the Dvādaśī as Prabodhanā and adds freedom from Yama/naraka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha proclaims the extraordinary fruit of a single Dvādaśī fast; behind him a visionary glimpse of the ‘supreme abode’ opens—radiant Viṣṇu realm—contrasted with the fading ‘ordinary world’.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching gesture","Bhū Devī with folded hands","calendar/tithi symbol for Dvādaśī","radiant Vaikuṇṭha gateway or lotus-city","conch (śaṅkha) and discus (cakra) motifs","subtle dissolving earthly horizon to show transcendence"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: luminous Vaikuṇṭha vignette in upper register, Varāha and Bhū Devī below; rich colors, ornate halos, clear iconographic conch/discus.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf Vaikuṇṭha arch with Viṣṇu symbols, Varāha central with embossed halo; Bhū Devī offering, strong contrast between earthly and divine planes.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft, refined vision of paramapada with delicate architecture; Varāha’s calm assurance emphasized through facial expression and hand mudrā.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: dreamy celestial pavilion above, simple earthly foreground; lyrical composition showing ‘one-time fast’ leading upward path."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"exalting, promise-bearing","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani or Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, confident, benedictive"}
FAQs
It is evidence for the prominence of calendrical observances (tithi-based vratas) and their promised outcomes in Purāṇic moral-religious literature.
No geographic location is identified; the verse focuses on an observance (Dvādaśī) and its stated result.
To observe the vow in a regulated manner (vidhānataḥ), emphasizing disciplined practice rather than spontaneity.
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