Varaha Purana 63.12 — Adhyaya 63, Shloka 12
Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow
Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance
एतत् पुत्रव्रतं नाम मया ते परिकीर्तितम् । एतत् कृत्वा नरः पापैः सर्वैर् एव प्रमुच्यते ॥ ६३.१२ ॥
etat putravrataṁ nāma mayā te parikīrtitam | etat kṛtvā naraḥ pāpaiḥ sarvair eva pramucyate || 63.12 ||
‘పుత్రవ్రతం’ అనే ఈ వ్రతాన్ని నేను నీకు వివరించాను. దీనిని ఆచరించినవాడు అన్ని పాపాల నుంచీ విముక్తుడవుతాడు।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"Indirect: framed within Vaiṣṇava vrata discourse; no explicit Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa-līlā marker in this verse beyond the broader Vaiṣṇava setting."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Performing the putra-vrata functions as a comprehensive purifier, releasing the performer from all sins.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields pāpa-kṣaya (sin-destruction) and moral/spiritual purification; non-observance leaves sins unattenuated (as per the text’s implied contrast)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Putra-vrata","tithi_month":"Not specified in this verse (timing likely given in adjacent verses).","promised_fruit":"Sarva-pāpa-pramocana (release from all sins); by name, it may also be associated with progeny/lineage welfare in the larger section, though this verse foregrounds purification."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical purification / soteriological pragmatics","core_concept":"Ritual observance, when properly taught and performed, is portrayed as an efficacious means of inner and karmic cleansing (pāpa-kṣaya), preparing one for higher aims (dharma and mokṣa).","practical_application":"Adopt disciplined observances as structured self-reform; pair external rite with internal restraint and truthful living to embody the ‘release from sins’ claim."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Observance","Dharma-shastra"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: āśvāsana (reassurance)
Related Themes: 63.63.11 (Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī-vrata conclusion; putra-vrata likely part of same vrata cluster)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha (as instructor) declares the putra-vrata’s name and its power to dissolve sins; the listener (king) appears relieved, with symbolic ‘sins’ dispersing like darkness.","item_prompts":["teacher figure with blessing/teaching mudrā","king/listener with folded hands","visual metaphor: dark smoke dissolving into light","ritual items: water-pot, lamp, offering plate"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: strong iconographic clarity; teacher-deity calm; a haloed light washing away dark motifs representing pāpa; restrained palette with devotional serenity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold aura and ornate frame; sin-dispelling light rendered with gold highlights; king in rich attire; ritual vessels gleaming.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant, minimal symbolism—soft light around teacher; faint shadowy forms fading; emphasis on śānta expression.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical scene with light beams; the listener’s face softened; symbolic darkness drifting away into sky; gentle devotional ambiance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, purificatory","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani or Kalyani for auspicious clarity","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, confident, benedictory"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic didactic pattern: a named vrata is presented as a culturally transmitted ethical-ritual practice, framed as producing moral purification within the broader dharma discourse.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse; the focus is on naming and summarizing the efficacy of a vow (vrata).
The verse emphasizes disciplined observance (vrata) as a means of moral purification—i.e., undertaking a prescribed practice is presented as leading to release from wrongdoing (pāpa).
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