Varaha Purana 10.7 — Adhyaya 10, Shloka 7
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
रुद्रादित्या वसवो ये च साध्या विश्वेऽश्विनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च । सर्वे भवन्तं शरणं गताः स्म कुरुष्व पूज्यानिह विश्वमूर्ते ॥ १०.७ ॥
rudrādityā vasavo ye ca sādhyā viśve ’śvinau marutaś coṣmapāś ca | sarve bhavantaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ sma kuruṣva pūjyāniha viśvamūrte || 10.7 ||
ৰুদ্ৰ, আদিত্য, বসু আৰু সাধ্য; বিশ্বেদেৱ, অশ্বিন, মৰুত আৰু উষ্মপ—আমি সকলোৱে আপোনাৰ শৰণ লৈছোঁ। হে বিশ্বমূৰ্তে, ইয়াত আমাক পূজ্য কৰি দিয়া।
Unspecified (default: collective voice addressing Varāha as the cosmic protector within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"How may all the divine classes become established as pūjya (worthy of worship) here, under your universal form, through refuge in you?"}
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":"The stuti frames Varāha/Hari as Viśvamūrti (cosmic body) and the sole śaraṇa; the many deva-gaṇas are functionally absorbed as limbs/powers within the One, implying non-dual dependence of cosmic administration on the Supreme.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Implicit yajña-body idea: deva-gaṇas as officiants/powers within the Lord’s cosmic form; refuge (śaraṇāgati) replaces separate propitiation as the integrating principle.","vedantic_connection":"Viśvarūpa/antaryāmin theology: the many are upheld in the One; śaraṇāgati to Brahman/Īśvara as the ground of all devatās (a Purāṇic expression compatible with Viśiṣṭādvaita-style dependence)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of refuge (śaraṇāgati)","core_concept":"All devatās and cosmic functions culminate in the One Viśvamūrti; taking refuge in him is the highest harmonizing act.","practical_application":"Prioritize īśvara-śaraṇāgati and see subsidiary powers as dependent limbs of the Supreme, preventing fragmented worship and egoic religiosity."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Theology (Puranic Deity Taxonomy)","Devotional Literature (Stuti)","Philosophical Refuge (Śaraṇāgati)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: cosmic assembly
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: recurring Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue stuti passages where Varāha is addressed as Viśvarūpa/Viśvamūrti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A celestial congregation of deva-gaṇas—Rudras, Ādityas, Vasus, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, Aśvins, Maruts, Uṣmapas—standing with folded hands before the radiant Viśvamūrti Hari/Varāha, offering collective refuge and praise.","item_prompts":["assembled deities in distinct groups","añjali-mudrā","radiant universal-form aura","cosmic backdrop with stars/mandalas","inscription-like band naming deva-gaṇas"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal deva assembly with stylized crowns and ornaments, Hari/Varāha as central Viśvamūrti with expansive prabhāmaṇḍala, rich reds/ochres/greens, clear groupings of Rudras/Ādityas/Maruts in registers.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Viśvamūrti Hari/Varāha with heavy gold-leaf halo and arch, deva-gaṇas as smaller figures in symmetrical tiers, jewel-like embellishments and embossed ornaments.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, refined facial expressions of reverence, luminous central deity with controlled palette and ornate but balanced jewelry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: mountainous-cloud celestial setting, lyrical spacing, deities in flowing garments, central Viśvamūrti emphasized by bright aureole and rhythmic composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic supplication","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"resonant, collective, reverential"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary feature: enumerating classes of deities to portray a pan-cosmic consensus that a single cosmic figure functions as refuge and stabilizing authority, reflecting the integrative theological style of early medieval Sanskrit Purāṇa composition.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the content is primarily cosmological and liturgical, focusing on divine collectives rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds the philosophical theme of seeking refuge (śaraṇa) in a universal principle/agent and recognizing what is worthy of honor (pūjya), presented as a cultural-ethical orientation rather than a prescriptive mandate.
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