Varaha Purana 19.5 — Adhyaya 19, Shloka 5
The Glory of Lunar Days: The Pratipadā Observance and the Merit of Hearing Agni’s Origin
तस्यां तिथौ हविष्येण प्राजापत्येन मूर्तिना । होष्यन्ति तेषां प्रीताः स्युः पितरः सर्वदेवताः ॥ १९.५ ॥
tasyāṁ tithau haviṣyeṇa prājāpatyena mūrtinā | hoṣyanti teṣāṁ prītāḥ syuḥ pitaraḥ sarvadevatāḥ || 19.5 ||
اُس تِتھی میں پراجاپتیہ طریقے سے ہویشّیہ کی آہوتی دے کر ہون کیا جاتا ہے؛ تب اُن کے پِتر (آباء) اور تمام دیوتا خوش ہوتے ہیں۔
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious; receptive to ritual instruction","key_question":"How should one perform the prescribed offering on the stated tithi so that Pitṛs and the devas become pleased?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"On the specified lunar date, offer haviṣya in the prājāpatya manner as an oblation to satisfy Pitṛs along with the deities.","karmic_consequence":"Proper performance yields Pitṛ-prīti and deva-prasāda; neglect implies loss of ancestral satisfaction and the merit tied to the observance."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Pratipadā-haviṣya (prājāpatya) observance (as framed here)","tithi_month":"Pratipadā (lunar day); month not specified in the excerpt","promised_fruit":"Pleasure of Pitṛs and sarva-devatās; accrual of śrāddha/daiva merit."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-yoga / ritual causality","core_concept":"Rightly timed and rightly formed offering (haviṣya, prājāpatya) becomes a bridge between visible action and invisible satisfaction of Pitṛs/devas.","practical_application":"Observe tithi-dharma; perform simple sattvic offerings with correct intention and procedure for ancestral welfare."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Ethics","Calendrical Observance"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śraddhā-bhakti
Type: ritual/household-sacrificial context
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 19.19.7-8 (fruit of observance continues)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as the divine instructor describes a calendrically fixed haviṣya offering; subtle presence of Pitṛs and devas receiving satisfaction.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching posture","haviṣya (milk/ghee/rice) in a small bowl","altar/fire or offering platform","Pitṛs as subtle ancestral figures","devas as luminous witnesses","lunar tithi motif (crescent/moon disk)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: seated Varāha-guru instructing, warm earth tones, stylized flames and subtle Pitṛ silhouettes behind a veil-like aura.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha instructor with gold-leaf halo, ornate offering vessels, small gold-highlighted moon emblem indicating tithi.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined linework, gentle shading, Varāha teaching beside a neat altar, soft celestial figures above.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate domestic ritual scene, Varāha as sage-like deity, delicate moon in sky, Pitṛs suggested as faint hilltop spirits."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, instructive, devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, didactic, reverent"}
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic synthesis of ritual calendars (tithi observances) with ancestral rites (Pitṛ-related offerings), showing continuity with broader śrāddha and yajña traditions documented in Dharma-śāstra and ancillary ritual literature.
No geographic location is specified in this verse fragment; the focus is on a calendrical marker (tithi) and a ritual procedure (prājāpatya-form offering).
The passage emphasizes responsible continuity of familial and social duty through prescribed offerings—framed as a disciplined practice that cultivates gratitude and remembrance toward ancestors and acknowledges a wider sacral order (deities).
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