Varaha Purana 211.48 — Adhyaya 211, Shloka 48
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
एकभक्तेन दानेन कर्तव्यं द्वादशीव्रतम् ॥ न करोति यदा भूमे व्रतं वा दानमेव वा
ekabhaktena dānena kartavyaṁ dvādaśīvratam || na karoti yadā bhūme vrataṁ vā dānam eva vā
พรตทวาทศีควรปฏิบัติด้วยการฉันเพียงมื้อเดียว และประกอบด้วยทาน (ทานะ) โอ้แม่ธรณี เมื่อผู้ใดไม่ปฏิบัติพรต หรือแม้แต่ไม่ให้ทาน—
Varāha (default dialogue frame)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Addresses Bhūmi directly as 'bhūme', instructing her (and through her, humanity) on vrata and dāna discipline."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"What is the proper discipline for observing Dvādaśī, and what follows if one neglects the vow and/or dāna?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Keśava/Vaiṣṇava framing is implicit but no Mathurā-site linkage is stated."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Observe the Dvādaśī-vrata with ekabhakta (single meal) and accompany it with dāna; neglect of both is censured (implying loss of merit).","karmic_consequence":"Following yields vrata-puṇya supported by gift-ethics; neglect implies forfeiture of the promised fruits and moral demerit by omission."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dvādaśī-vrata (ekabhakta with dāna)","tithi_month":"Dvādaśī (general; month not specified here)","promised_fruit":"Implied attainment of merit through disciplined observance; the verse sets the required components (ekabhakta + dāna)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma (niyama)","core_concept":"Ritual observance is completed by inner restraint (ekabhakta) and outward generosity (dāna).","practical_application":"On Dvādaśī, regulate food to a single meal and give appropriately (anna/vastra/dravya) as capacity allows."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Discipline"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śāsana/niyama
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 211.55–58 (continuation of Dvādaśī/Ekādaśī timing and fruits)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine teacher instructs Bhū-devī on the Dvādaśī vow: single-meal discipline and the necessity of dāna.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated in teaching posture","Bhū-devī listening with folded hands","palm-leaf or scripture motif","alms vessel or gift bundle (dāna)","simple meal plate indicating ekabhakta"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha with ornate crown and halo, Bhū-devī in traditional attire, warm earthy palette, gesture of instruction (vyākhyāna-mudrā), dāna items near devotees.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf halo around Varāha, embossed ornaments, Bhū-devī at his side, a small tray of offerings and a gift pouch highlighted with gold.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, subdued jewel tones, Varāha teaching with calm expression, Bhū-devī attentive, minimal background with ritual objects.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtly teaching scene, Varāha and Bhū-devī on a terrace, delicate flora, a devotee presenting dāna and a modest meal setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic and steady","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, slightly admonitory"}
FAQs
It pairs ascetic restraint (limited eating) with social ethics (dāna), a characteristic Purāṇic synthesis that links personal discipline to communal responsibility.
No location is identified; the address “bhūme” is to the personified Earth as interlocutor.
Observe Dvādāśī with moderated consumption and charitable giving, treating ritual practice and social generosity as complementary.
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