Varaha Purana 30.6 — Adhyaya 30, Shloka 6
The Origin of Dhanada (Kubera) from Vāyu and the Observance of the Ekādaśī Vow
तस्य ब्रह्मा ददौ तुष्टस्तिथिमेकादशीं प्रभुः । तस्यामनग्निपक्वाशी यो भवॆन्नियतः शुचिः ॥ ३०.६ ॥
tasya brahmā dadau tuṣṭas tithim ekādaśīṁ prabhuḥ | tasyām anagnipakvāśī yo bhaven niyataḥ śuciḥ || 30.6 ||
خوش ہو کر ربّ برہما نے اسے ایکادشی کی تِتھی عطا کی۔ اس دن پابندِ ضابطہ اور پاکیزہ شخص آگ پر نہ پکا ہوا کھانا اختیار کرے۔
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, receptive to ritual detail","key_question":"Which tithi and what discipline (niyama) is prescribed to obtain the intended fruit?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"On Ekādaśī, the disciplined and pure should eat anagni-pakva food (uncooked by fire) as a regulated observance.","karmic_consequence":"Observance supports purity and merit; violation diminishes the intended purificatory/prosperity result (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Ekādaśī (anagni-pakvāśī-niyama)","tithi_month":"Ekādaśī tithi (month not specified in the verse)","promised_fruit":"Eligibility for Dhanada’s favor/prosperity and purification (made explicit in 30.30.7)"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Ekādaśī discipline channels vāyu/prāṇa and desire: ‘fireless food’ reduces rajas/tamas and aligns the body with sattva, making the practitioner a fit vessel for divine wealth and purity.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Suspending fire-cooking echoes temporary withdrawal from agni-centered consumption, turning the day into an internalized yajña (restraint as offering).","vedantic_connection":"Niyama and śauca support antahkaraṇa-śuddhi; restraint from sensory indulgence aids detachment from phala and steadies prāṇa."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual discipline / ethical asceticism","core_concept":"Purity and regulated consumption on sacred time (Ekādaśī) transform ordinary life into dharmic practice.","practical_application":"Observe Ekādaśī with śauca and dietary restraint (here: anagni-pakva), using the day for japa, restraint, and mindful stewardship."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Time-reckoning (Tithi)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temporal/ritual context (tithi)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 30.30.7 (Dhanada grants fruit; kilbiṣa-nāśa)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Brahmā bestows Ekādaśī as a boon; a disciplined observer eats simple uncooked fare, maintaining purity; the scene emphasizes calendrical sanctity and restraint.","item_prompts":["Brahmā granting a boon (vara-mudrā)","a lunar calendar/tithi symbol (crescent with markings)","a devotee with simple plate of uncooked food (fruits, soaked grains)","water pot and cleanliness symbols"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Brahmā in ornate form granting Ekādaśī; devotee seated with simple uncooked offerings; strong decorative borders with lunar motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf haloed Brahmā; embossed lunar emblem; devotee with minimalistic food plate; rich gold ornamentation highlighting ‘boon’ moment.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle devotional domestic scene; clean vessels, fruits; Brahmā appearing in a subtle divine vignette; fine detailing of textiles.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate household vrata scene under moonlit sky; devotee with fruits and water; soft pastel palette; Brahmā as a small divine apparition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-instructional, serene","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"calm, precise on prescriptive phrases"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic pattern of systematizing vrata (vow) observances by linking ethical self-restraint and ritual timing (tithi) to authoritative figures such as Brahmā, indicating the integration of calendrical practice into broader Dharma discourse.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is calendrical (Ekādaśī tithi) and behavioral (dietary restraint).
To maintain disciplined purity on Ekādaśī, expressed through regulated conduct and a specific dietary restraint: consuming food not cooked by fire.
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