Varaha Purana 40.2 — Adhyaya 40, Shloka 2
Ritual Procedure for the Kūrma Dvādaśī Observance
तस्येयं तिथिरुद्दिष्टा हरेर्वै कूर्मरूपिणः । पुष्यमासस्य या शुद्धा द्वादशी शुक्लपक्षतः ॥ ४०.२ ॥
tasyeyaṁ tithir uddiṣṭā harer vai kūrma-rūpiṇaḥ | puṣya-māsasya yā śuddhā dvādaśī śukla-pakṣataḥ || 40.2 ||
Ito ang itinakdang tithi para kay Hari sa anyong Kūrma: ang dalisay na Dvādaśī, ang ikalabindalawang araw ng buwan sa maliwanag na kalahati (śukla-pakṣa) ng buwan ng Puṣya.
Varāha
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":"curious/attentive; receiving vrata-tithi specification","key_question":"What is the exact tithi and month prescribed for worship of Hari in Kūrma form?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Hari/Kūrma is a Vaiṣṇava focus; no explicit Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa localization in this verse."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"The prescribed sacred time for Kūrma-Hari observance is Puṣya śukla-dvādaśī (a purity-marked tithi).","karmic_consequence":"Observing the specified tithi aligns worship with śāstra-vidhi and is implied to yield enhanced ritual efficacy; neglect implies loss of the stated time’s special merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Kūrma-dvādaśī (Hari-Kūrma Dvādaśī)","tithi_month":"Puṣya māsa, śukla pakṣa, dvādaśī","promised_fruit":"Implied: heightened puṇya and Viṣṇu-prasāda through correct-kāla worship; specific fruit not stated in this verse."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma of kāla (sacred time)","core_concept":"Kāla is a limb of dharma: correct timing is itself a form of right action and a carrier of sanctity.","practical_application":"Plan vrata and pūjā by pañcāṅga: identify Puṣya śukla-dvādaśī and prepare observances accordingly."}
Subject Matter: ["Calendrics","Ritual Observance","Vaiṣṇava Iconography","Textual Tradition"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: sacred time (tithi/month)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 40.40.3-5 (saṅkalpa, ekādaśī-night worship, nyāsa, pūjā materials)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha (as teacher) specifies the pure Puṣya śukla-dvādaśī for Kūrma-Hari worship; a calendrical/ritual teaching scene.","item_prompts":["Varāha as instructor (divine, regal)","Bhu-devī listening","pañcāṅga/leaf manuscript motif","moon phases indicating śukla-dvādaśī","Kūrma icon or emblem nearby"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural teaching tableau: Varāha seated, Bhu-devī attentive; stylized lunar disc sequence; manuscript/kalāśa motifs in border.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore-style seated Varāha with gold halo; Dvādaśī moon iconography in gold; Kūrma emblem on pedestal.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore classical courtly teaching scene; delicate manuscript details; subdued devotional palette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature with intimate guru-śiṣya dialogue framing; crescent-to-full moon strip marking śukla-dvādaśī."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional, calm and precise","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"measured, didactic emphasis on Puṣya, śukla, dvādaśī"}
FAQs
It preserves a calendrical prescription (tithi–māsa specification) typical of Purāṇic compendia, useful for reconstructing the history of observance traditions and the ritual calendar in Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is temporal (month and lunar day) rather than spatial.
Rather than a direct ethical maxim, the verse conveys a cultural discipline of time-keeping and intentional practice—framing observance as orderly, precise, and aligned with an auspicious calendrical structure.
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