Varaha Purana 55.28: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 28
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
आराधयामास हरिं निराहारो जितेन्द्रियः । हिमवत्पर्वते रम्ये स्तुतिं कुर्वंस्तदा नृपः ॥ ५५.२८ ॥
ārādhayāmāsa hariṃ nirāhāro jitendriyaḥ | himavatparvate ramye stutiṃ kurvaṃstadā nṛpaḥ || 55.28 ||
پھر بادشاہ نے روزہ رکھ کر اور حواس کو قابو میں کر کے ہری کی عبادت کی۔ دلکش ہِمَوَت پہاڑ پر اس وقت وہ حمد و ثنا کرتا رہا۔
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Tapas is supported by niyamas: fasting (nirāhāra) and sense-control (jitendriya) while worshipping Hari in a sacred place.","karmic_consequence":"Such disciplined bhakti-tapas yields spiritual purification and divine favor; indulgence and lack of restraint obstruct worship and tapas."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-yoga/discipline","core_concept":"Devotion becomes potent when paired with self-restraint; outer solitude mirrors inner one-pointedness.","practical_application":"Adopt periodic fasting or moderated diet with ethical intent; practice pratyāhāra (sense-restraint); set aside a ‘Himavat-like’ quiet space/time for daily stuti/japa."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Sacred Geography","Ascetic Practice","Devotional Literature"]
Primary Rasa: Bhakti
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Type: mountain sacred landscape
Related Themes: Leads into the inquiry about the specific stuti in 55.55.29 and Durvāsā’s narration in 55.55.30.
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FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic motif in which royal authority is paired with ascetic discipline (fasting and sense-restraint) and placed within a sacred landscape, illustrating how kingship was idealized through ethical self-governance and ritual devotion.
Himavatparvata refers to Himavat, the Himalayan mountain range, a major locus of sacred geography in Sanskrit literature and a recurrent setting for tapas (austerity) and hymnody.
The verse foregrounds self-restraint (jitendriya) and disciplined practice (fasting) as supportive virtues for focused worship and contemplative praise, presenting ethical self-control as integral to spiritual activity.
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