Varaha Purana 116.25 — Adhyaya 116, Shloka 25
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
यस्य बुद्धिर्विजायेत स दुःखायोपजायते ॥ मां पूजयित्वा नैवेद्यं विशिष्टं परिकल्प्य च ॥
yasya buddhir vijāyeta sa duḥkhāyopajāyate || māṃ pūjayitvā naivedyaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ parikalpya ca ||
Kẻ nào trong trí (buddhi) khởi lên ý niệm lầm lạc như thế, kẻ ấy sẽ dẫn đến khổ đau. Sau khi thờ phụng Ta, hãy chuẩn bị phẩm thực cúng dường (naivedya) đặc biệt.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Instructional address within Varāha–Bhū dialogue; no physical interaction described"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"receptive/being instructed on ritual ethics","key_question":"How should worship be properly completed so that one avoids suffering and gains well-being?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"After worshipping the Lord, one should prepare and offer a distinguished naivedya; wrong notions in ritual lead to suffering.","karmic_consequence":"Proper worship with fitting offering yields well-being; misdirected understanding/attitude results in duḥkha."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-yoga / ritual ethics","core_concept":"Inner notion (buddhi) shapes karmic outcome; worship must culminate in sincere offering.","practical_application":"Perform pūjā with right intention and prepare a worthy naivedya rather than treating worship as empty formality."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Food Offerings"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 116.28–32 (continuation on daily discipline, hospitality, dāna, amāvāsyā, pitṛ-tarpaṇa)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine teacher instructs Bhū-devī on proper worship: offering a distinguished naivedya, with a didactic, calm court-like setting.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated as guru","Bhū-devī listening with folded hands","pūjā tray with lamps and flowers","naivedya platter (rice/sweets/fruits)","altar with conch and bell"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, flat warm palette, ornate jewelry; Varāha as serene upadeśa-mūrti beside Bhū-devī; detailed pūjā vessels and naivedya on banana leaf.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold-leaf halo; Varāha enthroned, Bhū-devī in reverence; prominent embossed naivedya plate, lamps, and arch motif.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework; intimate teaching scene with refined pūjā items and soft shading; emphasis on calm faces.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style, lyrical interior pavilion; Varāha instructing, Bhū-devī attentive; small but vivid naivedya and ritual implements."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic and devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, steady, gently admonitory"}
FAQs
It documents normative ritual language around pūjā and naivedya, offering evidence for how Purāṇic texts codified domestic and temple-oriented worship practices.
No location is identified; the verse concerns ritual procedure and its ethical consequences.
To avoid intentions that lead to suffering and to complete worship with an appropriate, carefully prepared food offering.
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