Varaha Purana 99.8 — Adhyaya 99, Shloka 8
The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
इदानीं शृणु मे देवि पञ्चपातकनाशनम् ॥ यजनं देवदेवस्य विष्णोः पुत्रवसुप्रदम् ॥
idānīṃ śṛṇu me devi pañcapātakanāśanam || yajñaṃ devadevasya viṣṇoḥ putravasupradam ||
บัดนี้ โอ้เทวี จงฟังเราเถิด ว่าด้วยสิ่งที่ทำลายบาปใหญ่ทั้งห้า คือการบูชา/ประกอบยัญแด่พระวิษณุ ผู้เป็นเทพเหนือเทพทั้งปวง ผู้ประทานบุตรและทรัพย์สมบัติความรุ่งเรือง
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Direct address to Bhū-devī (‘devi’): Varāha shifts from interpretation to prescriptive teaching on expiatory worship of Viṣṇu that removes pañca-mahāpātakas and grants progeny/wealth."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"burdened","key_question":"What concrete rite can cleanse even the five great sins and restore auspiciousness such as sons and prosperity?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Perform worship/rite (yajana) of Viṣṇu, the deva-deva, as an expiation capable of destroying the five great sins and bestowing progeny and prosperity.","karmic_consequence":"Observance leads to pāpa-kṣaya (especially pañca-mahāpātaka-nāśa) and iṣṭa-siddhi (putra, vasu); neglect leaves grave demerit unpurified and blocks auspicious fruits."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Viṣṇu-worship is framed as the supreme purifying yajña: the divine (often identified with yajña itself) burns pāpa and restores cosmic and personal order; Varāha, as Viṣṇu, authorizes the rite as salvific.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Yajana/yajña as the purificatory fire consuming mahāpātakas; the deity as ‘devadeva’ receiving offerings and returning dharma and prosperity.","vedantic_connection":"Bhakti-yajña as upāya: surrender and right worship purify the antaḥkaraṇa, enabling knowledge and auspicious life; pāpa-kṣaya as preparation for higher realization."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma-prayoga (ritual ethics)","core_concept":"Even the gravest moral stains are remediable through Viṣṇu-centered worship performed with right intent; divine grace and ritual discipline jointly effect purification.","practical_application":"Adopt regular Viṣṇu-arcana/yajana with repentance and restraint; align conduct to avoid mahāpātakas while using prescribed worship as corrective when fallen."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Expiation Literature"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: pañca-mahāpātaka and their remedies in expiation sections; Varāha Purāṇa: Viṣṇu-yajana/arcana prescriptions and fruits (putra/vasu)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teaching-to-ritual transition: Varāha instructs Bhū-devī about Viṣṇu-yajana that destroys five great sins; a small altar/fire and Viṣṇu iconography appear as envisioned rite, with symbols of prosperity and children.","item_prompts":["Varāha addressing ‘Devi’","Bhū-devī in receptive posture","yajña-kuṇḍa with sacred fire","Viṣṇu symbols (śaṅkha, cakra)","five dark knots/smoke forms dissolving (pañca-pātaka)","kalasha, grains, coins, cradle/child-symbol for putra"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: ritual scene with bright fire, priests minimal; Varāha as teacher; Viṣṇu emblems prominent; visual motif of five dark stains evaporating into light; lush ceremonial colors.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf Viṣṇu halo and altar glow; ornate kalasha and offerings; five embossed dark motifs fading; prosperity symbols richly detailed.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant domestic-ritual setting; controlled firelight; refined depiction of offerings and emblems; calm devotional mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate yajña courtyard; soft flames; Varāha instructing Bhū-devī; symbolic five shadows lifting into sky; pastoral serenity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-instructional, purificatory, devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, directive, reassuring"}
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic codification of expiatory and merit-generating rites, linking moral repair (expiation) with socially valued outcomes (prosperity, lineage).
No specific location is mentioned; the focus is on ritual instruction applicable across settings.
The verse frames ritual practice as a means of ethical restoration—addressing severe transgressions through prescribed observance.
Ask anything about this verse
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.