Varaha Purana 211.52 — Adhyaya 211, Shloka 52
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
तदा कोटिगुणं पुण्यं केशवात् लभते फलम् ॥ सकृद्देवेऽर्च्चिते तस्यां लभते भूतधारिणि
tadā koṭiguṇaṁ puṇyaṁ keśavāt labhate phalam || sakṛd deve 'rcite tasyāṁ labhate bhūtadhāriṇi
ครั้นนั้นบุญกุศลย่อมทวีคูณถึงสิบล้านเท่า; ผลนั้นย่อมได้จากพระเกศวะ. โอ ภูตธาริณี (แผ่นดิน), ในวันนั้นเพียงบูชาเทพเจ้าเพียงครั้งเดียว ก็ย่อมบรรลุผลนั้นได้
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Direct address to Earth as 'Bhūtadhāriṇī', assuring her of immense multiplied merit and Keśava’s grace through even single worship on that day."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"relieved","key_question":"How great is the merit on that special day, and is even a single act of worship sufficient to obtain the fruit?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Explicit Keśava reference (a Kṛṣṇa/Vişṇu epithet) provides Vaiṣṇava linkage, but no Mathurā geography is invoked."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"On that auspicious conjunction, worship of Keśava even once yields the result; merit becomes koṭiguṇa (ten-millionfold).","karmic_consequence":"Performing arcana even once grants amplified puṇya and desired fruit from Keśava; neglect loses an exceptionally efficient opportunity for merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī special-yoga observance (as continued from 211.56–57)","tithi_month":"That day of the stated nakṣatra-yoga (contextually Ekādaśī with Uttarābhādrapadā / related sequence)","promised_fruit":"Koṭiguṇa-puṇya and attainment of the fruit from Keśava through even single worship (sakṛd-arcana)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti (prasāda)","core_concept":"Divine grace can make a small act (single worship) yield vast fruit when performed in the right kāla and with devotion.","practical_application":"Even if limited, perform at least one sincere arcana/japa/namaskāra to Keśava on the specified day; add dāna as capacity allows."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Observance","Calendrical Traditions"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 211.53 (ekabhakta + dāna); Varāha Purāṇa 211.55–57 (Prabodhinī Dvādaśī; nakṣatra-yogas; akṣaya)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha tells Bhū-devī that on the special day merit becomes ten-millionfold and that worshipping Keśava even once grants the fruit.","item_prompts":["Varāha addressing Bhū-devī (Bhūtadhāriṇī)","radiant Keśava symbol/icon in the shrine","single offering (one flower/one lamp) emphasized","cosmic multiplication motif (repeating lotuses or light rays)","devotee performing one-time arcana"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Keśava shrine glowing, Varāha and Bhū-devī in dialogue, a single lamp/flower highlighted, expanding aureole patterns to suggest koṭiguṇa merit.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold-leaf radiance around Keśava and Varāha, one prominent gold-highlighted dīpa/flower as ‘sakṛd-arcana’, ornate borders suggesting abundance.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant temple interior, soft luminous halo effects, focus on one offering gesture, refined jewelry and calm devotional expressions.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: simple devotee offering one flower before a small Keśava shrine, luminous sky motifs indicating multiplied merit, Varāha and Bhū-devī observing/teaching in a gentle scene."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"exultant yet devotional","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"uplifting, confident, benedictory"}
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic genre’s vrata-literature, where calendrical observances are linked to graded or multiplied merit (puṇya) and framed through Vaiṣṇava devotion.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the address “Bhūtadhāriṇī” functions as a cosmic/earth epithet rather than a place-name.
A disciplined, minimal act of worship (even once) is presented as ethically efficacious when performed on an auspicious day, emphasizing intentionality and devotion over excess.
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