Varaha Purana 137.75 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 75
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
एवं चिन्तयतस्तस्य अस्तं प्राप्तो दिवाकरः ॥ संवृत्ता रजनी सुभ्रूः सर्वसार्थसुखावहा
evaṃ cintayatastasya astaṃ prāpto divākaraḥ || saṃvṛttā rajanī subhrūḥ sarvasārthasukhāvahā
وبينما كان يتأمّل هكذا، غربت الشمس. ثم أقبل الليل، يا حسناء الحاجبين، حاملاً السكينة لكل الجماعة المحتشدة.
Varāha (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"addressed as ‘varārohe/sarvāṅgasundarī’—receiving praise; emotionally affirmed"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Narrative structure","Time (day/night)","Courtly setting"]
Primary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: courtly/narrative space
Related Themes: Chapter 137 attainment/royal narrative thread (preceding/following verses about kingship and dialogue).
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"confident, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Bilawal","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"uplifted, declarative, with softened tone on the affectionate epithets."}
FAQs
It illustrates conventional Sanskrit narrative pacing through cosmological time markers (sunset/night), a stylistic feature shared across Purāṇic and epic literature.
No explicit geographic identification is present.
No direct injunction is given; the verse functions mainly as narrative transition and atmosphere-setting.
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