Varaha Purana 211.27 — Adhyaya 211, Shloka 27
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
कार्त्तिकेऽमलपक्षे तु स्मृता ह्येकादशी तिथिः ॥ भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा या तु नाम्ना ख्याता प्रबोधिनी ॥
kārttike 'malapakṣe tu smṛtā hy ekādaśī tithiḥ || bhuktimuktipradā yā tu nāmnā khyātā prabodhinī
ในเดือนการ์ตติกะ ในปักษ์สว่างอันบริสุทธิ์ ระลึกถึงตถิแห่งเอกาทศี—นางผู้ประทานทั้งความผาสุกทางโลกและโมกษะ และเลื่องชื่อว่า ‘ประโพธินี’
Varāha
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":"Foreshadowing is indirect: Prabodhinī Ekādaśī is strongly Vaiṣṇava and later closely associated with Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa bhakti calendars, but no explicit Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa site is named here."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Observe the bright-fortnight Ekādaśī in Kārttika known as Prabodhinī, praised as granting both worldly enjoyment and liberation.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields bhukti and mukti; neglect of Ekādaśī (implied) forfeits these fruits and sustains saṃsāric bondage through continued indulgence."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Prabodhinī Ekādaśī","tithi_month":"Kārttika śukla-pakṣa Ekādaśī","promised_fruit":"Bhukti (worldly well-being) and Mukti (liberation)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"‘Prabodhinī’ (awakening) symbolizes the awakening of Viṣṇu and, by extension, the awakening of the jīva from pramāda into dharma and bhakti.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Ekādaśī as a ‘liminal’ tithi functions like a ritual hinge: fasting/niyama becomes the yajña where the body is the altar and restraint is the offering.","vedantic_connection":"Awakening points to viveka and turning from bhoga to mokṣa; the verse explicitly unites puruṣārthas by subordinating bhukti to a mokṣa-oriented vrata."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-ethics and puruṣārtha integration","core_concept":"A single disciplined observance can harmonize worldly welfare with liberation when oriented to Viṣṇu.","practical_application":"Keep Ekādaśī with fasting/niyama, worship, and restraint in Kārttika; use the vrata to convert desire into devotion and clarity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: sacred time (kāla-tīrtha)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 211.28 (guhyāt guhyatara—sets up the vrata teaching)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A calendrical-sacred scene: devotees observe Prabodhinī Ekādaśī in Kārttika—lamp-lit worship, fasting austerity, and a sense of Viṣṇu ‘awakening’ (symbolic or iconographic).","item_prompts":["Kārttika dīpas (oil lamps)","Ekādaśī vrata setting (simple food absent, water pot present)","Vaiṣṇava tilaka","Viṣṇu icon or śālagrāma","night-to-dawn transition suggesting ‘prabodha’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: lamp-lit Kārttika worship with rows of dīpas, devotees in restraint, Viṣṇu icon central; saturated colors and devotional symmetry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly adorned Viṣṇu with gold-leaf halo; foreground devotees fasting with lamps and tulasī; emphasis on auspicious Kārttika glow.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant temple interior with soft lamp light, detailed ornaments on the deity, calm devotees in prayerful stillness.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: nocturnal Kārttika scene with many small lamps, cool sky gradients, intimate household/temple worship, gentle devotional mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional, auspicious, uplifting","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, clear, celebratory yet restrained"}
FAQs
It provides a Purāṇic attestation for the calendrical prominence of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, linking vrata observance with both social well-being and soteriological aims.
No geographic site is specified; the verse is calendrical rather than topographical.
It promotes disciplined observance of sacred time (tithi) as a structured ethical-spiritual practice.
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