Varaha Purana 39.69 — Adhyaya 39, Shloka 69
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
वन्ध्या नारी भवेद्या तु अनेन विधिना शुभा । उपोष्यति भवेत् तस्याः पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः ॥ ३९.६९ ॥
vandhyā nārī bhaved yā tu anena vidhinā śubhā | upoṣyati bhavet tasyāḥ putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ || 39.69 ||
Ang babaeng baog, kung sa pamamaraang ito’y maging mapalad at magsagawa ng pag-aayuno, ay magkakaroon ng anak na lalaki na lubhang matapat sa dharma.
Varāha (default speaker in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"compassionate concern","key_question":"Does this observance remove the sorrow of barrenness and grant righteous progeny?"}
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":"A barren woman who performs the prescribed upavāsa by this auspicious procedure obtains a supremely dharmic son.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields putra-prāpti with dhārmika qualities; neglect implies continuation of the affliction and its associated social/ritual anxieties."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Unnamed upavāsa-vidhi (putra-prada phala as stated here)","tithi_month":"Not specified in this excerpt","promised_fruit":"Birth of a son who is 'parama-dhārmika' (exemplary in dharma)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Dharma-oriented household ideal","core_concept":"Progeny is valued not merely as continuation but as dharma-sampanna lineage; ritual observance is framed as a means to align fertility with righteousness.","practical_application":"Undertake the prescribed vrata with śraddhā and purity of conduct; pair ritual with compassionate, dharmic living to cultivate 'parama-dhārmika' outcomes in family life."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Observances","Dharma-shastra (normative discourse)"]
Primary Rasa: Karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: Śānta
Type: None
Related Themes: 39.39.68 (worldly uplift); 39.39.70 (sexual transgression expiation)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha assures that a barren woman, made auspicious by the prescribed procedure and fasting, will bear a highly righteous son; the scene emphasizes blessing and maternal hope.","item_prompts":["Varāha bestowing boon/teaching","a woman in prayerful posture","symbolic cradle/infant aura","māṅgalya symbols: lamp, lotus, turmeric/sindūra tones","fasting setting: simple meal absent, water pot present"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha central, woman devotee to the side with añjali; glowing child-symbol in a lotus; rich reds/greens with gold accents.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf halo around Varāha; ornate lotus-throne; mother figure with offerings; luminous infant motif in gold relief.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle domestic sanctum; soft expressions; detailed textiles; subtle divine light indicating boon of progeny.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate hillside-court style; mother under a tree shrine; Varāha as divine presence; small radiant child symbol in the composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Tender, blessing-oriented","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi","pace":"Slow-medium","voice_tone":"Soft, compassionate, reassuring"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary pattern: a ritual prescription (vidhi) followed by a stated result (phala-śruti). Such passages are historically valuable for understanding how ethical ideals (dharma) were linked to domestic and social aspirations in premodern Sanskrit textual culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on ritual practice and its stated outcome rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds disciplined observance (fasting/upoṣa) within a prescribed rite, and it frames the ideal outcome as the birth of a child characterized by strong commitment to dharma (paramadhārmika).
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