Varaha Purana 162.64 — Adhyaya 162, Shloka 64
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
पृष्टोऽसौ ब्राह्मणो भद्रे क्व भवान् त्वमिहागतः ॥ स सर्वं कथयामास यथावृत्तं दृढव्रतः ॥
pṛṣṭo 'sau brāhmaṇo bhadre kva bhavāṃs tvam ihāgataḥ || sa sarvaṃ kathayāmāsa yathāvṛttaṃ dṛḍha-vrataḥ ||
হে ভদ্রে, সেই ব্রাহ্মণকে জিজ্ঞাসা করা হল—“আপনি এখানে কোথা থেকে এসেছেন?” তখন দৃঢ়ব্রতী তিনি যা যেমন ঘটেছিল, সবই বর্ণনা করলেন।
Unspecified (default dialogue frame: Varāha as narrator/instructor)
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":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"From where have you come here, and what has happened?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"In ethical inquiry, first establish provenance and facts (yathāvṛtta) through questioning; a vow-bound person should speak truthfully and completely.","karmic_consequence":"Truthful disclosure supports just resolution and prevents wrongful judgment; concealment or distortion leads to adharma and social disorder."}
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":"Epistemic ethics (satya + yathārtha-vṛtti)","core_concept":"Dharma requires accurate narration of events; vrata (firm resolve) supports truthfulness under pressure.","practical_application":"When asked about a conflict, recount events in sequence without embellishment; let vows anchor speech in satya."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: None
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 162.162.3 (the brāhmaṇa’s distressed condition and Gaṅgā setting)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A respectful interrogation: one person asks the brāhmaṇa his origin; the brāhmaṇa, composed by vow, begins a detailed recounting.","item_prompts":["questioning gesture (open palm)","listening posture","brāhmaṇa with calm but serious face","scroll or rosary as vow-symbol","small gathered audience implied"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: two-figure dialogue composition, strong hand gestures, restrained background, emphasis on facial expression of composed truth-telling.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: seated brāhmaṇa narrator with subtle halo, ornate but controlled frame, gold accents on borders, minimal scenery.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly dialogue scene, soft colors, detailed textiles, focus on narrative clarity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: conversational scene under a tree, delicate profiles, light landscape wash, emphasis on storytelling mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Narrative, attentive","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, measured, inquisitive-then-expository"}
FAQs
It illustrates a narrative-legal idiom—truthful recounting ‘as it occurred’—commonly used in Sanskrit storytelling to establish credibility and moral causality.
No explicit location is named; the focus is on inquiry and narration.
Truthful reporting and steadiness in observance (dṛḍha-vrata) are valued as virtues within the narrative.
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