Varaha Purana 174.78 — Adhyaya 174, Shloka 78
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
विसर्जनम् एवं विद्वांस्तु द्वादश्यां यो नरः श्रद्धयान्वितः ॥ यत्र तत्र नभस्ये तु कृत्वा फलमवाप्नुयात् ॥
visarjanam evaṁ vidvāṁs tu dvādaśyāṁ yo naraḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ || yatra tatra nabhasye tu kṛtvā phalam avāpnuyāt ||
Sa ganitong paraan, ang isang marunong na tao na may pananampalataya ay nagsasagawa ng ritwal ng pagpapalaya sa ikalabindalawang araw ng buwan; saanman ito gawin, sa buwan ng Nabhasya, matatamo niya ang bunga nito.
Varāha (default, instructional tone)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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":"dana","instruction_summary":"A learned person should perform the visarjana (release/completion) of the rite on dvādaśī with śraddhā, specifically in the month Nabhasya, and thereby obtains the stated fruit wherever the rite is done.","karmic_consequence":"Faithful observance on the prescribed tithi and month yields the promised puṇya; neglect of timing/śraddhā diminishes efficacy in Purāṇic ritual logic."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dvādaśī-visarjana (linked to Śravaṇa-dvādaśī complex in the surrounding passage)","tithi_month":"Dvādaśī in Nabhasya (Bhādrapada)","promised_fruit":"Attainment of the rite’s full result (phala-siddhi), framed as enhanced merit/purification."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma as disciplined time (kāla-dharma)","core_concept":"Kāla (tithi/māsa) and śraddhā are co-causes of ritual fruition; knowledge (vidvat) stabilizes correct performance.","practical_application":"Plan observances by lunar calendar; prioritize correctness and inner assent (śraddhā) over mere location."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Calendar","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: None
Type: portable rite / non-site-specific observance
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 174.85 (go-dāna release formula); Varāha Purāṇa 174.89 (Śravaṇa-dvādaśī yoga)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as a divine instructor (not necessarily in boar-form depiction) indicates the calendrical rule to a listening assembly; a lunar calendar motif and the word ‘dvādaśī’ visually suggested.","item_prompts":["teacher figure with upadeśa-mudrā","listeners seated respectfully","crescent moon and twelve-mark motif","palm-leaf calendar/paṭṭikā","ritual tray indicating completion (visarjana)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dignified instructor with broad eyes; stylized moon symbols above; flat ornamental borders; muted ritual props.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: instructor enthroned with gold halo; embossed lunar emblems; rich textile patterns; minimal background architecture.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly assembly; subtle moon iconography; gentle gestures; detailed palm-leaf manuscript in hand.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: hillside āśrama teaching scene; delicate moon in sky; intimate group of disciples; soft blues and greens."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic and steady","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"authoritative, even, with clear emphasis on dvādaśī and nabhasya"}
FAQs
It documents how Purāṇic texts encode calendrical observances (tithi and month) and associate them with merit, offering evidence for the ritualization of time in early medieval South Asia.
No fixed location is required; the phrase “yatra tatra” explicitly universalizes the observance beyond a single pilgrimage site.
Sincerity (śraddhā) and correct timing are emphasized as key ethical-ritual conditions for the efficacy of an act.
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