Varaha Purana 165.24 — Adhyaya 165, Shloka 24
The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
तव दृष्टिपथं यातो यत्कार्यं तत्कुरुष्व मे ।
tava dṛṣṭipathaṃ yāto yatkāryaṃ tatkuruṣva me
আমি তোমার দৃষ্টিপথে এসে পড়েছি; যা করণীয়, তা আমার জন্য করে দাও।
Vibhu (continuation)
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":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"What must be done for my welfare now that I have come under your notice/protection?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Supplication to a powerful being for remedial action implies prāyaścitta logic: when afflicted, seek prescribed corrective acts under guidance.","karmic_consequence":"Properly undertaken remedies lead toward relief and eventual release; refusal/inaction prolongs suffering and bondage."}
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":"śaraṇāgati / agency and grace","core_concept":"When personal capacity is exhausted, one seeks refuge in a higher agency; humility opens the path to instruction and transformation.","practical_application":"Adopt a teachable posture in crisis: ask for the needed duty (kārya) and commit to carrying it out rather than bargaining."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Supplication","Narrative Dialogue"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: liminal meeting point (dṛṣṭi-patha: within sight-range)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa narrative sequences where instruction is granted after surrender (contextual linkage)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vulnerable traveler stands within the gaze of a formidable unseen/nearby presence, hands folded in supplication, asking for the necessary act to be done for him.","item_prompts":["añjali-mudrā (folded hands)","contrast of small human figure vs looming presence/shadow","desert or lonely road","beam of attention/gaze motif","minimal props to emphasize surrender"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized supplicant with clear mudrā; the other presence suggested by a large silhouette/haloed outline; earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: emphasize the act of surrender with gold halo motifs; ornate framing; the ‘protector’ presence hinted with embossed aura.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate expression and gesture; subtle lighting to show ‘within sight’; refined background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: sparse landscape; strong emotional body language; gentle color gradients to indicate the gaze/attention."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"pleading, earnest","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"low, respectful, imploring"}
FAQs
It records a conventional rhetorical move in Sanskrit storytelling: the petitioner frames the encounter as providential (“within your sight”) to request aid.
No specific location is named; the verse focuses on the encounter context.
Encourages responsiveness to requests for help within a social encounter, without specifying the nature of the aid.
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