Varaha Purana 49.1 — Adhyaya 49, Shloka 1
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
दुर्वासा उवाच । तद्वदाश्वयुजे मासि द्वादशीं शुक्लपक्षतः । संकल्प्याभ्यर्चयेद् देवं पद्मनाभं सनातनम् ॥ ४९.१ ॥
durvāsā uvāca | tadvad āśvayuje māsi dvādaśīṁ śuklapakṣataḥ | saṅkalpyābhyarcayed devaṁ padmanābhaṁ sanātanam || 49.1 ||
Durvāsā nói: “Cũng vậy, vào tháng Āśvayuja, ngày Dvādaśī của nửa tháng sáng, sau khi lập saṅkalpa (lời nguyện trang nghiêm), người ta nên thờ phụng vị thần vĩnh cửu Padmanābha.”
Durvāsā
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Padmanābha is a Viṣṇu form; no explicit Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa linkage in this verse."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"On Āśvayuja śukla-dvādaśī, after making saṅkalpa, worship the eternal Padmanābha.","karmic_consequence":"Correct timing plus saṅkalpa-based worship yields vrata-fruit (implied merit, prosperity, and spiritual uplift); omission of saṅkalpa/incorrect timing diminishes efficacy."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Āśvayuja-śukla Dvādaśī Padmanābha-vrata","tithi_month":"Āśvayuja māsa, śukla-pakṣa, Dvādaśī","promised_fruit":"Merit from Padmanābha worship; supports dharma, prosperity, and liberation-oriented purification (general vrata-phala implied by the surrounding section)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual intentionality (saṅkalpa)","core_concept":"Saṅkalpa aligns mind, time, and act—turning worship into a disciplined dharmic instrument rather than a casual act.","practical_application":"Before pūjā, articulate a clear saṅkalpa (deity, tithi, purpose), then perform worship with steadiness and purity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: 49.49.2 (aṅga-nyāsa/deity-assignment details likely within the same ritual sequence); 48.48.24 (Dvādaśī observance producing major fruits)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Sage Durvāsā instructs the proper calendrical moment and the saṅkalpa-based worship of Padmanābha on śukla-dvādaśī in Āśvayuja.","item_prompts":["Durvāsā with matted hair and staff","calendar/tithi symbolism (moon phase)","Padmanābha icon (Viṣṇu with lotus from navel motif implied)","pūjā tray with lamp, flowers, water pot"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Durvāsā in ascetic form pointing to a stylized moon-calendar; Padmanābha as four-armed Viṣṇu with lotus-navel motif; rich temple colors and bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Durvāsā at left, Padmanābha central with gold-leaf halo and embossed ornaments; moon-disc indicating śukla-dvādaśī; ornate pūjā items in foreground.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined sage portrait with gentle shading; Padmanābha icon with subtle gold; clear depiction of saṅkalpa gesture (joined hands, water in palm).","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: hermitage scene under autumn sky (Āśvayuja); crescent-to-full moon progression motif; Durvāsā instructing a devotee before a small Viṣṇu shrine."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-instruction, focused","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"authoritative, precise on calendrical words (āśvayuje, dvādaśīm, śuklapakṣataḥ)"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic calendrical piety by linking a specific lunar date (śukla-dvādaśī) with a prescribed act of worship, illustrating how medieval Sanskrit traditions systematized observances through month-and-tithi instructions.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical and ritual in focus (month and lunar day rather than place).
The verse emphasizes intentionality and disciplined practice: worship is to be undertaken with saṅkalpa (a deliberate vow/resolve), framing devotion as a mindful, ordered observance rather than a casual act.
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