Varaha Purana 63.1: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 1
Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow
Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance
अगस्त्य उवाच । अथापरं महाराज पुत्रप्राप्तिव्रतं शुभम् । कथयामि समासेन तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥ ६३.१ ॥
agastya uvāca | athāparaṁ mahārāja putraprāptivrataṁ śubham | kathayāmi samāsena tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇu || 63.1 ||
اگستیہ نے کہا—اے مہاراج! اب میں اولاد کے حصول کا مبارک ورت مختصراً بیان کرتا ہوں؛ میری بات غور سے سنو۔
Agastya
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","key_question":"How is the auspicious putra-prāpti (offspring-attaining) vrata to be performed?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Transmission of a vrata for progeny is framed as dharmic instruction supporting lineage continuity (putra-prāpti as gṛhastha concern).","karmic_consequence":"Properly received and practiced instruction supports kula-santāna and social continuity; disregard leads to continued putra-abhāva and loss of dharmic opportunity."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Putra-prāpti-vrata (prajā/putra-lābha vrata)","tithi_month":"To be specified in following verses (Bhādrapada kṛṣṇa aṣṭamī etc.)","promised_fruit":"Obtaining offspring/son (putra-prāpti), auspiciousness for the household."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Dharma of household life","core_concept":"Progeny is treated as a dharmic good tied to continuity of rites (pitṛ-kārya) and social order; vrata becomes a disciplined means aligned with dharma.","practical_application":"Approach vows through śravaṇa (listening), saṅkalpa (resolve), and regulated practice; integrate desire (kāma) for children within dharmic boundaries."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Lineage and Social Continuity"]
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Vātsalya
Type: Dialogic teaching setting (ṛṣi–rāja saṃvāda)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: ensuing verses 63.2–63.4 giving the calendrical and iconographic procedure
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Sage Agastya addresses a great king, beginning instruction on the putra-prāpti vow; the scene emphasizes teaching and attentive listening.","item_prompts":["Agastya with kamaṇḍalu and staff","king seated respectfully","palm-leaf manuscript or gesture of instruction","forest āśrama backdrop","disciples/attendants listening"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Agastya in stylized ascetic form, expressive hand-mudrā of teaching; king in regal attire, symmetrical composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: Agastya and king with ornate halos, gold-leaf accents on garments and throne, rich reds/greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined faces, soft gradients; calm instructional mood with detailed āśrama objects (water pot, deer-skin seat).","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: hillside āśrama, delicate lines; intimate guru–rāja dialogue with subtle expressions of attentiveness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Didactic, inviting attention","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"Medium","voice_tone":"Clear, teacherly, slightly anticipatory"}
FAQs
It functions as a formal introductory marker to a vrata section, reflecting how Purāṇic texts frame ritual instruction through authoritative sages addressing royal patrons.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is a transition into a ritual topic rather than a sacred-geography passage.
The verse emphasizes disciplined listening and concise transmission of prescribed observances—an ethical posture of attentive learning within the teacher–student (or sage–patron) framework.
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