Varaha Purana 30.6: Adhyaya 30, Shloka 6
The Origin of Dhanada (Kubera) from Vāyu and the Observance of the Ekādaśī Vow
तस्य ब्रह्मा ददौ तुष्टस्तिथिमेकादशीं प्रभुः । तस्यामनग्निपक्वाशी यो भवॆन्नियतः शुचिः ॥ ३०.६ ॥
tasya brahmā dadau tuṣṭas tithim ekādaśīṁ prabhuḥ | tasyām anagnipakvāśī yo bhaven niyataḥ śuciḥ || 30.6 ||
ప్రసన్నుడైన ప్రభువు బ్రహ్మ అతనికి ఏకాదశి తిథిని దానమిచ్చెను. ఆ రోజున నియమంతో శుచిగా ఉండి అగ్నితో వండని ఆహారమే భుజించాలి.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, receptive to ritual detail","key_question":"Which tithi and what discipline (niyama) is prescribed to obtain the intended fruit?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"On Ekādaśī, the disciplined and pure should eat anagni-pakva food (uncooked by fire) as a regulated observance.","karmic_consequence":"Observance supports purity and merit; violation diminishes the intended purificatory/prosperity result (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Ekādaśī (anagni-pakvāśī-niyama)","tithi_month":"Ekādaśī tithi (month not specified in the verse)","promised_fruit":"Eligibility for Dhanada’s favor/prosperity and purification (made explicit in 30.30.7)"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Ekādaśī discipline channels vāyu/prāṇa and desire: ‘fireless food’ reduces rajas/tamas and aligns the body with sattva, making the practitioner a fit vessel for divine wealth and purity.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Suspending fire-cooking echoes temporary withdrawal from agni-centered consumption, turning the day into an internalized yajña (restraint as offering).","vedantic_connection":"Niyama and śauca support antahkaraṇa-śuddhi; restraint from sensory indulgence aids detachment from phala and steadies prāṇa."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual discipline / ethical asceticism","core_concept":"Purity and regulated consumption on sacred time (Ekādaśī) transform ordinary life into dharmic practice.","practical_application":"Observe Ekādaśī with śauca and dietary restraint (here: anagni-pakva), using the day for japa, restraint, and mindful stewardship."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Time-reckoning (Tithi)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temporal/ritual context (tithi)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 30.30.7 (Dhanada grants fruit; kilbiṣa-nāśa)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Brahmā bestows Ekādaśī as a boon; a disciplined observer eats simple uncooked fare, maintaining purity; the scene emphasizes calendrical sanctity and restraint.","item_prompts":["Brahmā granting a boon (vara-mudrā)","a lunar calendar/tithi symbol (crescent with markings)","a devotee with simple plate of uncooked food (fruits, soaked grains)","water pot and cleanliness symbols"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Brahmā in ornate form granting Ekādaśī; devotee seated with simple uncooked offerings; strong decorative borders with lunar motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf haloed Brahmā; embossed lunar emblem; devotee with minimalistic food plate; rich gold ornamentation highlighting ‘boon’ moment.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle devotional domestic scene; clean vessels, fruits; Brahmā appearing in a subtle divine vignette; fine detailing of textiles.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate household vrata scene under moonlit sky; devotee with fruits and water; soft pastel palette; Brahmā as a small divine apparition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-instructional, serene","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"calm, precise on prescriptive phrases"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic pattern of systematizing vrata (vow) observances by linking ethical self-restraint and ritual timing (tithi) to authoritative figures such as Brahmā, indicating the integration of calendrical practice into broader Dharma discourse.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is calendrical (Ekādaśī tithi) and behavioral (dietary restraint).
To maintain disciplined purity on Ekādaśī, expressed through regulated conduct and a specific dietary restraint: consuming food not cooked by fire.
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