Varaha Purana 137.146: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 146
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
विवस्वन्तं महाभागं मम कर्मपरायणम्॥ वरं वरय भद्रं ते यस्ते मनसि वर्त्तते॥
vivasvantaṃ mahābhāgaṃ mama karmaparāyaṇam || varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te yas te manasi varttate ||
„(Wähle) Vivasvant, den Hochbegnadeten, der meinem Werk hingegeben ist. Wähle eine Gabe — möge es dir zum Heil gereichen — was immer in deinem Sinn weilt.“
Unspecified (fragment lacks explicit attribution; boon-offer voice)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","key_question":"None (boon-offer instruction: choose Vivasvant and ask a boon)."}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Vivasvant (Sun) as karmakartṛ/pravartaka: the solar principle energizes action and order; boon-giving aligns with cosmic administration where luminaries are agents of divine will.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Sun as yajña-witness and time-measurer; choosing Vivasvant implies aligning with ṛta (cosmic order) and karma-niyati.","vedantic_connection":"Devotional/ethical life is situated within īśvara’s cosmic governance through deities (adhidaiva); boons operate within dharma and karmic law."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma and divine agency","core_concept":"Those devoted to divine work (karmaparāyaṇa) become fit instruments for granting/mediating outcomes; boons should be chosen in alignment with dharma.","practical_application":"Seek benefits through dhārmic channels; frame desires as boons that support duty, not mere indulgence."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: narrative-cosmic court / dialogue space
Related Themes: Prepares for ‘sign’ (cihna) and tīrtha-release claim in 137.55.0
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A boon-granting scene: a divine authority instructs the recipient to choose Vivasvant and to ask for a desired boon; Vivasvant appears radiant, solar-haloed, standing as a cosmic functionary.","item_prompts":["radiant Sun-deity (Vivasvant) with halo","gesture of granting boon (vara-mudrā)","recipient with folded hands","cosmic backdrop (rays, lotus, sky)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Vivasvant with large circular prabhā, stylized rays; dignified figures, flat color fields; boon-granting mudrā emphasized.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold-leaf halo and rays; ornate jewelry; symmetrical composition with Vivasvant central.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant solar glow, detailed crowns; gentle expressions; refined ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical sun-disc, delicate figures; airy sky; narrative intimacy with clear gestures."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"formal, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"authoritative, benevolent"}
FAQs
The boon motif is a widespread literary convention that structures patronage, merit, and site-foundation narratives in Purāṇic textual culture.
No location is named in this line; it functions as a narrative hinge leading into the establishment of a sign/place-marker in subsequent verses.
It highlights intentionality (manasi varttate) and responsibility in choosing outcomes, aligning agency with moral consequence.
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