Varaha Purana 128.80 — Adhyaya 128, Shloka 80
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
य एतेन विधानॆन मम कर्मपरायणः ॥ करोति मम कर्माणि तारितं कुलसप्तकम् ।
ya etena vidhānena mama karma-parāyaṇaḥ || karoti mama karmāṇi tāritaṃ kula-saptakam
ผู้ใดตั้งมั่นในกิจที่เรากำหนด และประกอบพิธีกรรมของเราตามวิธีนี้—ตระกูลของเขาถึงเจ็ดชั่วคนย่อมถูกพาข้ามพ้น (สู่ความปลอดภัย/โมกษะ)
Varāha (default instructor voice; explicit speaker not marked in this śloka)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Perform the Lord’s prescribed rites exactly according to the stated procedure, with single-pointed commitment to the ordained karmas.","karmic_consequence":"Such observance is said to ‘carry across’ (tāraṇa) one’s lineage up to seven generations; neglect implies loss of that salvific support."}
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":"karma-yoga / bhakti-vidhi","core_concept":"Ritual action done as ‘my work’ (mad-karmāṇi) becomes a vehicle of liberation and ancestral uplift when aligned with scriptural procedure.","practical_application":"Undertake prescribed worship/rites with fidelity to vidhi and with devotion, treating them as Bhagavat-sevā rather than mere social custom."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Soteriology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 128.92 (glad-minded performance for paramā gati); Varāha Purāṇa 128.128 (mantra-ethics and dīkṣā framing of liberation)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as the authoritative teacher declaring the salvific fruit of correctly performed rites, with an implied circle of listeners receiving dharma-upadeśa.","item_prompts":["Varāha with teaching gesture (vyākhyāna-mudrā)","palm-leaf manuscript or ritual implements nearby","disciples seated respectfully","subtle ancestral silhouettes indicating ‘seven generations’ uplift"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha in dignified divine form, warm earthy palette, ornate jewelry, seated in upadeśa posture; disciples in traditional attire; minimal background with temple-lamp motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha teacher figure with gold-leaf halo and heavy ornaments; ritual vessels (kalaśa, dīpa) in foreground; small medallions suggesting ancestors.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, soft shading; Varāha’s calm face and didactic hand gesture; students attentive; muted sacred interior setting.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: hillside āśrama setting; Varāha as divine instructor under a tree canopy; delicate figures of disciples; symbolic river in distance for ‘crossing over’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Didactic and assuring (phalaśruti tone).","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, authoritative, benevolent"}
FAQs
The verse preserves a common Purāṇic social-theological motif—benefit extending to ‘seven generations’—which illustrates how ritual duty was framed as both personal discipline and familial continuity in Sanskrit cultural history.
No geographic location is identified here.
Steadfastness in prescribed practice (karma) carried out according to an authorized method (vidhāna).
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