Varaha Purana 187.40 — Adhyaya 187, Shloka 40
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
उपविश्यासनेऽयुञ्जद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये ॥ समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलः स्थितः
upaviśyāsane'yuñjad yogam ātmaviśuddhaye || samaṃ kāyaśirogrīvaṃ dhārayan acalaḥ sthitaḥ
ครั้นนั่งบนอาสนะแล้ว เขาเพียรประกอบโยคะเพื่อชำระตนให้บริสุทธิ์; ตั้งกาย ศีรษะ และคอให้เสมอกัน เขาดำรงอยู่อย่างมั่นคง ไม่หวั่นไหว
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"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":"Seated on the āsana, one should apply yoga for self-purification, keeping body, head, and neck aligned evenly and remaining motionless.","karmic_consequence":"Postural steadiness supports prāṇa balance and mental clarity, leading toward purification; instability fosters agitation and weakens dhyāna."}
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":"yoga-method","core_concept":"Kāya-sthairya (bodily steadiness) is an instrument for ātma-viśuddhi (inner purification).","practical_application":"Adopt a stable seated posture; align spine/neck/head; minimize movement; use steadiness to observe and quiet mental fluctuations."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: None
Type: None
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 187.45 (gaze discipline and vow complete the meditative protocol)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The yogin sits firmly on the prepared seat, spine erect, head and neck aligned, utterly motionless, practicing yoga for inner purification.","item_prompts":["upright aligned posture","still hands in dhyāna mudrā","prepared āsana beneath","subtle aura of calm","quiet twilight or neutral background"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Emphasize symmetrical alignment and stillness; stylized anatomy and calm facial expression; minimal background motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold aura around the steady seated figure; crisp alignment; decorative border framing the meditative stillness.","mysore_prompt":"Classical realism with attention to posture geometry; soft shading to convey serenity and immobility.","pahari_prompt":"Gentle, lyrical stillness; slender figure seated against a simple landscape, emphasizing śānta rasa."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"still, meditative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"low, even, unbroken"}
FAQs
It offers a concise meditation-technical instruction—aligned posture and stillness—showing how Purāṇas transmit practical yogic elements alongside ritual narrative.
No geographic site is identified; the instruction concerns bodily posture and purpose (self-purification).
Self-discipline through steady posture and intentional practice aimed at inner purification.
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