Varaha Purana 55.7 — Adhyaya 55, Shloka 7
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
तमप्येवं क्षपित्वा तु दशम्यां प्रयतः शुचिः । अर्चयित्वा हरिं भक्त्या मासनाम्ना विचक्षणः ॥ ५५.७ ॥
tam apy evaṃ kṣapitvā tu daśamyāṃ prayataḥ śuciḥ | arcayitvā hariṃ bhaktyā māsanāmnā vicakṣaṇaḥ || 55.7 ||
ఆ కాలాన్ని కూడా ఇలానే గడిపి, తరువాత దశమి నాడు నియమంతో శుద్ధుడై, వివేకి వ్యక్తి మాసనామ మంత్రంతో భక్తితో హరిని ఆరాధించాలి.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not present in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Hari-worship implicitly anticipates Kṛṣṇa as Hari, but no Mathurā-specific cue here."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"After completing the prior regimen, on Daśamī—pure and disciplined—worship Hari with bhakti using the appropriate month-name formula.","karmic_consequence":"Properly timed, purified worship with correct mantra/saṅkalpa framing yields enhanced ritual efficacy and devotional merit; careless timing/impurity diminishes fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Daśamī Hari-pūjā as part of the preceding seasonal observance","tithi_month":"Daśamī (within the ongoing monthly/seasonal cycle referenced)","promised_fruit":"Devotional merit, purification (śuddhi), and completion of the observance with correct liturgical identification (māsa-nāma)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti with ritual orthopraxy","core_concept":"Bhakti is strengthened—not replaced—by śauca (purity), niyama (discipline), and correct naming/intention in worship.","practical_application":"Maintain cleanliness and restraint; perform Hari-pūjā on Daśamī with a month-specific saṅkalpa/mantra to anchor intention."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Ethics","Vaishnava Devotional Culture"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: None
Related Themes: 55.55.6 (preceding seasonal dāna); 55.55.8 (saṅkalpa and Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A purified devotee on Daśamī offering flowers and lamp to Hari, reciting the month-name, with a calm altar setting.","item_prompts":["Hari/Vishnu icon","tulasi leaves","lamp (dīpa)","flower garland","water vessel for ācamana","palm-leaf with month-name formula"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Hari with stylized ornaments; devotee in añjali; lamp glow; inscription band showing māsa-nāma.","tanjore_prompt":"Vishnu with gold-leaf aura; devotee offering ārati; rich textiles; month-name written on a scroll panel.","mysore_prompt":"Softly shaded shrine interior; detailed pūjā tray; devotee’s serene face; emphasis on cleanliness and order.","pahari_prompt":"Small sanctum scene with delicate linework; priest/devotee chanting; month-name caption in the margin; gentle lamp-lit ambience."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional-instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman or Kalyani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"reverent, precise articulation of tithi and māsa terms"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic style of codifying devotional-ritual routines (vratācāra), linking calendrical observance (the tenth lunar day) with disciplined conduct and formal worship, which is characteristic of medieval Sanskrit religious literature and its household-practice orientation.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on calendrical timing (daśamī) and worship procedure rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes disciplined self-restraint and purity (prayataḥ, śuciḥ) as ethical prerequisites for devotional practice—worship performed thoughtfully and with attention to proper formulae (māsanāmnā).
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