Varaha Purana 6.33 — Adhyaya 6, Shloka 33
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
ततोऽहःकल्पनिर्वृत्ते रात्रिकल्पे च सत्तम । इदानीमादिसृष्टौ तु कृते नृपतिसत्तम ॥ ६.३३ ॥
tato 'haḥkalpanirvṛtte rātrikalpe ca sattama | idānīm ādisṛṣṭau tu kṛte nṛpatisattama || 6.33 ||
ثم لما اكتملَت دورةُ النهار (في الزمن الكوني) واكتملت كذلك دورةُ الليل، يا أسمى أهلِ الصلاح؛ وأمّا الآن ففي الخلقِ الأوّل الواقع في عصرِ كِرتا، يا أفضلَ الملوك، (فاسمع/فتأمّل).
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit attribution not present in fragment)
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":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Day-night of Brahmā (kalpa and pralaya-night) are presented as rhythmic breaths of creation; the speaker situates the narrative at the hinge-point of re-manifestation in the Kṛta-yuga.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Cosmic ‘day’ as pravṛtti (activity/creation) and ‘night’ as nivṛtti (withdrawal); the transition implies the Lord’s governance of ṛta (cosmic order) beyond temporal cycles.","vedantic_connection":"Time (kāla) as a power within īśvara’s order; cyclic cosmology aligns with Purāṇic sāṅkhya-vedānta synthesis where manifestation is periodic without affecting the Supreme."}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Time Cycles (Kalpa)","Yuga Theory"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: cosmological framework
Related Themes: 6.6.32 (post-destruction continuity); 6.6.34-36 (rebirth narrative placed within cosmic cycles)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"measured, didactic, with elongated cadence on ‘कल्पनिर्वृत्ते’ and ‘आदिसृष्टौ’"}
FAQs
It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmological model in which creation and dissolution are framed through recurring cosmic “day” and “night” cycles (kalpas), a key feature of early medieval Sanskrit encyclopedic literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is temporal-cosmological (kalpa and yuga) rather than topographical.
The verse does not state a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical instruction is conceptual—situating events within cosmic time (kalpa) and the idealized primordial era (Kṛta Yuga) to frame the narrative’s authority and scope.
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