Varaha Purana 13.40 — Adhyaya 13, Shloka 40
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
वासवाजैकपादर्क्षे पितॄणां तृप्तिमिच्छताम् । वारुणे चाप्यमावास्या देवानामपि दुर्लभा ॥ १३.४० ॥
vāsavājai-kapādarkṣe pitṝṇāṃ tṛptim icchatām | vāruṇe cāpy amāvāsyā devānām api durlabhā || 13.40 ||
Para sa mga naghahangad ng kasiyahan ng mga Pitṛ, ang panahong ang bahay-buwan ay Vāsava-Āja-Ekapād ay lalong mabisa. At ang amāvāsyā na nagaganap sa ilalim ng nakṣatra Vāruṇa ay bihira, maging para sa mga Deva.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"For pitṛ-tṛpti seekers, amāvāsyā under Vāsava–Āja–Ekapād is especially efficacious; amāvāsyā under Vāruṇa is exceedingly rare.","karmic_consequence":"Observing these rare yogas yields exceptional ritual success; missing them means losing a scarce, high-potency occasion."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"kāla-tattva (time as sacred power)","core_concept":"Rarity in cosmic configurations signals concentrated ritual potency; dharma includes recognizing and honoring such moments.","practical_application":"Track rare conjunctions; when they occur, prioritize śrāddha/tarpaṇa and related dana as a once-in-many-years opportunity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Calendar","Ancestral Rites","Nakṣatra/Tithi Observance"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: astral calendrics (nakṣatra specificity)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.38-41 (graded merits by nakṣatra-yoga)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha points to a celestial chart showing Vāsava–Āja–Ekapād and Vāruṇa; the scene emphasizes the rarity with devas looking on in wonder.","item_prompts":["celestial nakṣatra mandala","Varāha gesturing to the sky","devas as small witnesses","śrāddha offerings ready","moonless amāvāsyā sky","inscribed nakṣatra names"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized star-mandala with labeled nakṣatras, Varāha in teaching stance, devas in side registers, ritual tray foreground.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf star mandala, jeweled Varāha, devas with gilded crowns, ornate pañcāṅga scroll.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant astronomical diagram, soft chiaroscuro, dignified Varāha, restrained devotional palette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: night-sky composition with symbolic constellations, narrative figures small and lyrical, emphasis on rarity and wonder."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"awe-tinged instruction","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow with a slight pause on ‘devānām api durlabhā’","voice_tone":"deep, contemplative, emphatic"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic ritual-calendar tradition that correlates ancestral rites (pitṛ-related observances) with specific nakṣatras and tithis, illustrating how time-reckoning and ritual practice were textually systematized.
No geographic site is explicitly named in this verse; it focuses on calendrical timing (nakṣatra and amāvāsyā) rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes disciplined attentiveness to appropriate timing for ancestral remembrance and offerings, framing ethical care for lineage and social continuity through regulated ritual practice.
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