Varaha Purana 126.72: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 72
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
शृणु तत्त्वेन मे ब्रह्मन् यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥ तीर्थे कुब्जाम्रके पुण्ये मम लोके सुखावहे ॥
śṛṇu tattvena me brahman yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi || tīrthe kubjāmrake puṇye mama loke sukhāvahe ||
Höre von mir wahrheitsgemäß, o Brahmane, was du mich fragst: über die heilige, verdienstvolle Furt namens Kubjāmraka in meinem Bereich, die Wohlergehen schenkt.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Instructional response: Varāha agrees to narrate the tīrtha-mahātmya (Kubjāmraka) to the inquirer."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","key_question":"Answering the prior inquiry about tīrthas; specifically explaining Kubjāmraka tīrtha and its merit."}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"Kubjāmraka tīrtha","parikrama_context":"Functions as a station within a kṣetra’s tīrtha-circuit; suitable for inclusion in a parikramā itinerary though not explicitly stated.","krishna_connection":"Indirect: Mathurā-maṇḍala tīrtha narration often becomes part of later Kṛṣṇa-bhakti landscapes; verse itself centers on Varāha’s ‘mama loka’ and tīrtha merit."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"vedantic_connection":"Truthful instruction (‘tattvena’) as dharmic speech; tīrtha as a locus where the transcendent becomes accessible in the world."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma of truthful transmission","core_concept":"Sacred knowledge should be given ‘tattvena’ (truthfully/essentially); tīrtha engagement aims at sukha understood as auspicious well-being rooted in dharma.","practical_application":"Seek teachers and texts that speak ‘tattva’; approach tīrthas not as tourism but as disciplined, truth-oriented practice (snāna, dāna, śravaṇa)."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tīrtha/ford (riverbank sacred site)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa adhyāya 126: Kubjāmraka tīrtha-mahātmya section beginning
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha (as narrator) addresses a Brahmin listener, pointing toward a riverbank ford shaded by mango trees—Kubjāmraka—where pilgrims bathe and offer worship, the atmosphere calm and auspicious.","item_prompts":["river/ford with steps (ghāṭa-like)","mango grove (āmraka) with one distinctive bent/curved tree hinting ‘kubja’","Brahmin listener seated with staff/waterpot","pilgrims performing snāna and offering lamps/flowers"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Teacher-Varāha in didactic pose; stylized river with lotus motifs; mango grove as patterned canopy; pilgrims in rhythmic arrangement.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-framed tīrtha scene with prominent mango tree in relief; Varāha/narrator with ornate halo; shimmering river rendered with metallic highlights.","mysore_prompt":"Naturalistic grove and water; gentle light; detailed ritual gestures (snāna, arghya); refined facial expressions of attentive listening.","pahari_prompt":"Pastoral riverbank with mango trees; small shrine near the ford; two main figures in dialogue; delicate lines and cool greens."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, instructive, with crisp articulation of place-name ‘Kubjāmrake’ and ‘puṇye’."}
FAQs
It exemplifies the Purāṇic pedagogical format: an inquiry prompts a structured explanation of a named tīrtha, valuable for reconstructing pilgrimage traditions.
Kubjāmraka is explicitly named; precise modern identification is uncertain without corroborating regional inscriptions, later māhātmyas, or local toponymy studies.
The ethical focus is on truthful transmission (tattvena) and the cultural value of preserving knowledge about sacred places.
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