Varaha Purana 155.3 — Adhyaya 155, Shloka 3
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
अयने विषुवे चैव तथा विष्णुपदीषु च ॥ अनन्तं तं समासाद्य मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः ॥
ayane viṣuve caiva tathā viṣṇupadīṣu ca || anantaṃ taṃ samāsādya mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ ||
ในกาลอายนะ (วันครีษมายัน–เหมายัน) และวิษุวะ (วันวิษุวัต/วิษุวะ), และในวันวิษณุปทีด้วย ครั้นได้ไปถึงตถาคตสถานอันนามว่า อนันตะ (ตีรถะ) ผู้นั้นย่อมพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวง
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha instructs Bhū-devī about auspicious calendrical junctions (ayana, viṣuva, Viṣṇupadī) and the sin-destroying access to Ananta-tīrtha."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious and receptive (being instructed on tīrtha-kāla and pāpa-kṣaya)","key_question":"Which times (kāla) and observances make access to Ananta-tīrtha especially sin-destroying?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"Ananta-tīrtha (within the Mathurā-maṇḍala tīrtha-network as presented by Varāha)","parikrama_context":"Implied as a parikramā-stop: visiting at ayana/viṣuva/Viṣṇupadī is framed as a meritorious tīrtha-sequence practice.","krishna_connection":"Indirect Vaiṣṇava framing: Viṣṇupadī days and Ananta name anticipate later Kṛṣṇa-bhakti tīrtha-culture in Mathurā, though Kṛṣṇa is not named here."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Bathed/visited Ananta-tīrtha at ayana, viṣuva, and Viṣṇupadī days, one attains sarva-pātaka-kṣaya (release from all sins).","karmic_consequence":"Following: comprehensive pāpa-kṣaya; neglecting: loss of a rare, time-sensitive expiatory opportunity (kāla-viśeṣa-phala)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Viṣṇupadī-kāla tīrtha-snāna (kāla-niyama observance)","tithi_month":"Ayana (uttarāyaṇa/dakṣiṇāyana saṅkrānti), Viṣuva (equinox), and Viṣṇupadī days (Viṣṇu-pada-saṅkrānti markers)","promised_fruit":"Mucyate sarva-pātakaiḥ—release from all sins through reaching/visiting Ananta-tīrtha at these junctions."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The teaching ties cosmic time-joints (ayana/viṣuva) to tīrtha-access, reflecting the Yajña-Varāha idea that cosmic order (ṛta) is upheld through ritually aligned action in sacred space.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit in the verse; implicit mapping: ayana/viṣuva as ‘cosmic hinges’ where Viṣṇu’s stride/pada is ritually ‘touched’ via tīrtha-snāna.","vedantic_connection":"Kāla as a manifestation of Īśvara’s order: aligning one’s karma with auspicious kāla and tīrtha becomes a practical upāya for antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi (purification)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-kāla-tīrtha alignment","core_concept":"Merit and purification arise when right action (snāna/saṅgama) is performed in right place (tīrtha) at right time (kāla-viśeṣa).","practical_application":"Plan pilgrimage/bathing to coincide with ayana/viṣuva/Viṣṇupadī; treat calendrical junctions as spiritual ‘gateways’ for intensified sādhana."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Heritage Sites","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tīrtha (sacred bathing/visitation site)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa Mathurā-māhātmya sections on tīrtha-kāla and pāpa-kṣaya (adjacent verses in adhyāya 155)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine instructor indicating a sacred ford/ghāṭa named Ananta, with celestial markers of solstice/equinox and devotees approaching for snāna.","item_prompts":["Varāha (divine, regal) teaching posture","Bhū-devī listening","river/kuṇḍa with steps (ghāṭa)","sun’s path symbols (uttarāyaṇa/dakṣiṇāyana)","equinox balance motif","Viṣṇu footprints (pada) icon near the water"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha with ornate crown and large expressive eyes, Bhū-devī seated respectfully, stylized river-ghāṭa, symbolic sun-disc and Viṣṇu-pāda emblem, rich reds/greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha teaching Bhū-devī, gold-leaf halo, embossed Viṣṇu-pāda icon, jewel-toned ghāṭa and water, small devotees at the edge.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate linework, soft shading; Varāha gesturing toward Ananta-tīrtha, subtle celestial calendar symbols above, serene palette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: mountainous horizon stylization, lyrical riverbank; Varāha and Bhū-devī in intimate dialogue, small Viṣṇu-pāda motif on a stone by the water."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, auspicious, instructive","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, authoritative, benedictive"}
FAQs
It preserves calendrical framing of pilgrimage (solstice/equinox observances), useful for reconstructing ritual timekeeping and festival cycles in Purāṇic culture.
The site is Ananta/Ākrūra-tīrtha, within the Mathurā–Yamunā pilgrimage landscape.
It promotes periodic self-audit and purification—ritual time is used as a cultural mechanism for ethical renewal.
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