Varaha Purana 60.8 — Adhyaya 60, Shloka 8
The Rite of the Śāntivrata: A Yearlong Observance with Viṣṇu-on-Śeṣa and Nāga-Anganyāsa Worship
एवं यः कुरुते भक्त्या व्रतमेतन्नराधिपः । तस्य शान्तिर्भवेन्नित्यं नागानां न भयṃ तथा ॥ ६०.८ ॥
evaṁ yaḥ kurute bhaktyā vratam etan narādhipaḥ | tasya śāntir bhaven nityaṁ nāgānāṁ na bhayaṁ tathā || 60.8 ||
اے مردوں کے حاکم! جو کوئی اس ورت کو بھکتی سے کرتا ہے، اسے ہمیشہ کی شانتی حاصل ہوتی ہے، اور ناگوں سے بھی کوئی خوف نہیں رہتا۔
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Perform the specified vow with devotion to obtain lasting peace and protection from nāga-related fear; devotion (bhakti) is treated as the efficacy-condition.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields nitya-śānti and nāga-bhaya-nivṛtti; neglect or irreverent performance forfeits the protective fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Nāga-śānti-vrata (as concluded by nāga-dāna and brāhmaṇa-bhojana)","tithi_month":"Over the course of the vow; fruit stated upon proper performance (bhaktyā)","promised_fruit":"Constant peace (nitya-śānti) and absence of fear from nāgas/serpents."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-inflected karma","core_concept":"Ritual discipline becomes spiritually effective when suffused with bhakti, yielding inner peace and outer protection.","practical_application":"Undertake vows with sincerity and steadiness; treat completion rites and gifts as expressions of devotion rather than mere transaction."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Cultural Heritage"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: abhaya
Type: Normative dharma instruction (court/assembly setting implied by ‘narādhipa’)
Related Themes: 60.60.7 (year-end brāhmaṇa-bhojana and golden nāga-dāna as the rite)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha (as instructor) addressing a king, declaring the fruits of the vow: a calm aura around the devotee and nāgas rendered non-threatening.","item_prompts":["teacher-figure speaking to a crowned king","gesture of assurance (abhaya-mudrā)","serpents depicted at a distance, pacified","soft halo or calm light around the devotee","scriptural palm-leaf or ritual items nearby"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dignified instructor and king in profile, subdued nāgas coiled peacefully, strong outlines, devotional calm dominating the frame.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: king and instructor with ornate jewelry, gold-leaf highlights, nāgas stylized as auspicious motifs, emphasis on ‘śānti’ through symmetrical composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly scene, gentle expressions, minimal nāga presence to suggest ‘no fear’, soft background wash.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative court scene with lyrical spacing, small nāgas near a water-edge rendered harmless, king listening attentively."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, benedictory","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"warm, confident, protective"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary feature (phala-śruti), where the text summarizes the stated outcomes of a prescribed observance, reflecting how vow-practices were framed within didactic narrative traditions.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on the individual outcome of performing a vow rather than a place-based māhātmya.
The verse emphasizes disciplined observance of a prescribed vow undertaken with devotion, presenting inner peace (śānti) and freedom from fear as the principal philosophical outcomes.
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