Varaha Purana 150.46 — Adhyaya 150, Shloka 46
The Sacred Greatness of Sānandūra
अगस्तिभक्नं गत्वा मोदते नात्र संशयः ॥ अथ प्राणान्प्रमुञ्चेत मम चिन्तापरायणः
agastibhaknaṃ gatvā modate nātra saṃśayaḥ || atha prāṇān pramuñceta mama cintāparāyaṇaḥ
เมื่อไปถึงอคัสติภักนะแล้ว ย่อมบังเกิดความปีติ—ไม่ต้องสงสัย และหากผู้ใดตั้งมั่นในภาวนาระลึกถึงเรา แล้วจึงปล่อยลมหายใจชีวิตลง
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Instruction to Bhū-devī about the salvific efficacy of going to Agastibhakna and dying with contemplation of Varāha."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, receptive","key_question":"How does pilgrimage to Agastibhakna and remembrance of the Lord at death lead to joy and liberation?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Agastibhakna (tīrtha)"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"One should go to the tīrtha Agastibhakna and, with mind fixed on the Lord, relinquish the life-breath there for highest good.","karmic_consequence":"Devotional death (smaraṇa at prāṇa-tyāga) yields rejoicing and attainment of the Lord’s realm; neglect implies loss of this special soteriological fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-soteriology","core_concept":"Anta-kāla-smṛti (remembrance at the time of death) combined with tīrtha-sevā leads to the highest destination.","practical_application":"Practice daily remembrance (japa/dhyāna) so that at life’s end the mind naturally rests on the Lord; honor sacred places with reverence and restraint."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tīrtha/heritage site
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 150.52–55 (Agastya-tīrtha description and marvels)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, as divine instructor, speaks to Bhū-devī about the tīrtha Agastibhakna and the blissful passage attained by one who dies contemplating him.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching posture","Bhū-devī listening (suśroṇī epithet implied)","tīrtha landscape with waterbody","pilgrim in meditation at life’s end","aura indicating ‘my world’ (Vaikuṇṭha-like)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: seated Varāha as guru with ornate crown and halo, Bhū-devī in graceful stance, lush tīrtha grove and pond, flat perspective, rich reds/greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha with gold-leaf halo and jewelry, Bhū-devī at side, small vignette of pilgrim meditating by pond, heavy ornamentation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, subdued palette, Varāha instructing with abhaya/vara gestures, serene pond and trees, soft shading.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical riverside tīrtha with rolling hills, Varāha and Bhū-devī in intimate teacher-disciple composition, fine facial expressions, cool blues/greens."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, compassionate, didactic"}
FAQs
It links a named tīrtha (Agastibhakna) with affective reward (joy) and a liberation-oriented ideal at life’s end, reflecting standard Purāṇic pilgrimage rhetoric.
Agastibhakna (as transmitted in the excerpt) is a place-name; without additional manuscript context, precise modern correlation remains indeterminate.
The verse promotes disciplined remembrance/contemplation (cintā) as a stabilizing life-practice, especially emphasized at the end of life.
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