Varaha Purana 6.29 — Adhyaya 6, Shloka 29
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
अभुक्तो द्वादशीधर्मे यत् तत्रापि च कारणम् । कथयामि भवत्पत्नी नाम्ना नारायणी शुभा ॥ ६.२९ ॥
abhukto dvādaśī-dharme yat tatrāpi ca kāraṇam | kathayāmi bhavatpatnī nāmnā nārāyaṇī śubhā || 6.29 ||
ส่วนเหตุที่เขายังมิได้เสวยอาหาร ทั้งที่ถือธรรมแห่งว्रตวันทวาทศี—ข้าพเจ้าจะกล่าวเหตุให้นั้นทราบ เรื่องเกี่ยวกับพระมเหสีผู้เป็นสิริมงคลของท่าน นามว่า ‘นารายณี’
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":"What is the specific cause behind the continued abstention/fasting within the Dvādaśī discipline, and how does the queen Nārāyaṇī become the key causal link?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Dvādaśī-dharma involves regulated abstention; narrative signals that personal relational dharma (spouse’s role) can condition ritual outcomes.","karmic_consequence":"Correctly understood causality clarifies why merit/suffering manifest; misunderstanding leads to misattribution of results (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dvādaśī-dharma (fasting discipline)","tithi_month":"Dvādaśī; month not specified","promised_fruit":"Fruit is mediated through narrative causation—merit and destiny unfold through connected persons (to be detailed in following verses)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"kāraṇa-kārya (causality)","core_concept":"Ritual acts do not stand alone; unseen causal chains (including speech and relational bonds) shape karmic fruition.","practical_application":"When assessing outcomes of vrata/dāna, examine accompanying intentions, speech-acts, and duties within family life."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Observance","Narrative Genealogy"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 6.6.30 (speech at the throat becoming destiny)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha pauses the narrative to promise an explanation, pointing to the queen Nārāyaṇī as the hidden reason behind the Dvādaśī abstention.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching gesture (vyākhyāna-mudrā)","king attentive","queen figure indicated in background or vignette","scroll/palm-leaf manuscript motif","subtle ‘cause-and-effect’ visual linking lines"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: teacherly Varāha foreground; queen Nārāyaṇī shown in a smaller inset; warm didactic palette; calm anticipation.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central discourse scene with gold halo; inset medallion showing Nārāyaṇī; ornate court setting.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant interior; emphasis on narrative clarity—Varāha’s hand indicating the queen; restrained ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical court scene; queen in a side pavilion; delicate lines suggesting the ‘reason’ about to be revealed."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Expository, suspense-tinged","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"measured, explanatory, slightly anticipatory"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic method of embedding ritual disciplines (such as Dvādaśī observance) within narrative causality, using named figures to anchor practice in story-based transmission.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily explanatory, introducing a person (Nārāyaṇī) as the causal context.
The verse frames fasting/abstention within disciplined observance (dharma) and emphasizes that such practices are to be understood through stated reasons (kāraṇa), not merely performed mechanically.
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