Varaha Purana 167.30 — Adhyaya 167, Shloka 30
The Glory of the Viśrānti Tīrtha and the Account of a Rākṣasa’s Liberation
एकस्नानस्य हि फलं तव दत्तं च राक्षस ॥ विप्रे चेति उक्तमात्रे च मोक्षावासमवाप सः ॥
ekasnānasyā hi phalaṃ tava dattaṃ ca rākṣasa || vipre ceti uktamātre ca mokṣāvāsam avāpa saḥ
“ผลแห่งการอาบน้ำพิธีกรรมเพียงครั้งเดียวได้มอบแก่เจ้าแล้ว โอ้รากษส” เพียงพราหมณ์เอ่ยถ้อยคำนี้ เขาก็ได้ถึงที่พำนักแห่งโมกษะ
Narrator (implicit); quoted speech attributed to Vipra
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"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":"Even a single snāna’s merit, when properly conferred/recognized by a brāhmaṇa’s authoritative word, can sever bondage and grant liberation to the fallen.","karmic_consequence":"Honoring tīrtha/ritual purity and receiving dharmic sanction yields mokṣa-āvāsa; neglecting purification and guidance prolongs degraded existence."}
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":"grace + karma (śabda-pramāṇa and anugraha)","core_concept":"Liberation can occur through a convergence of minimal act (snāna), right context, and the liberating word of a realized/authorized agent.","practical_application":"Undertake purificatory rites with faith and right intent; seek instruction/blessing from the virtuous; do not despair over past degradation."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Pilgrimage (Snāna)","Soteriology (Liberation)"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: pilgrimage/ritual water-site (unspecified)
Related Themes: 167.167.1-2 (fall and confession as lead-up)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A brāhmaṇa pronounces a decisive blessing; at the utterance, the rākṣasa’s form dissolves into light, ascending toward a serene ‘mokṣa-āvāsa’.","item_prompts":["brāhmaṇa with raised hand in blessing","radiant syllables/word-stream emerging","rākṣasa transforming into luminous human/energy","upward beam or lotus-path","water vessel or riverbank cue for snāna"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: strong gesture of benediction; transformation shown as layered color transition; luminous whites/yellows against deep background; calm śānta finish.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold aura around vipra and ascending soul; embossed gold rays; the ‘mokṣa’ realm as a gilded mandala above.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant gradation of light; subtle depiction of liberation abode with soft clouds and temple-like motifs; emphasis on grace.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: stylized ascent in a diagonal composition; delicate clouds; minimal but clear narrative: word → release."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"uplifting, wonder-filled","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, ringing on the quoted blessing; softened reverence on ‘mokṣāvāsam’"}
FAQs
It exemplifies tīrtha-māhātmya rhetoric where minimal ritual action (or its transfer/acknowledgment) is portrayed as yielding maximal salvific result.
The specific tīrtha is implied by the surrounding context (Viśrānti-tīrtha), though not named in this line.
The verse emphasizes moral transformation and the possibility of release from degraded states, framed through ritual merit and authoritative speech.
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