Varaha Purana 142.54: Adhyaya 142, Shloka 54
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गच्छत्यन्यत्र माता वै पिता चान्यत्र गच्छति ॥ पुत्राश्चान्यत्र गच्छन्ति दासश्चान्यत्र गच्छति ॥
gacchaty anyatra mātā vai pitā cānyatra gacchati | putrāś cānyatra gacchanti dāsaś cānyatra gacchati ||
Die Mutter geht wahrlich anderswohin, und der Vater geht anderswohin; die Söhne gehen anderswohin, und der Diener geht anderswohin.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Varāha teaches Bhu-devī the inevitability of separation; relationships disperse ‘elsewhere’ at death and across births."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","key_question":"What is the fate of social bonds—mother, father, sons, servants—when time/death intervenes?"}
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":"The repeated ‘anyatra’ (elsewhere) is a mantra of dis-identification: all relational coordinates shift; only the Lord/Self is non-anyatra (not elsewhere).","yajna_varaha_imagery":"As offerings disperse into different flames/altars, so do beings disperse by karma; the stable ‘yajamāna’ principle is the witnessing Self upheld by Viṣṇu.","vedantic_connection":"Anitya-saṃbandha (impermanent relations) vs nitya-ātman; vairāgya arises from seeing inevitable viyoga (separation)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"impermanence / vairāgya","core_concept":"No worldly relation is a permanent companion; each goes ‘elsewhere’ according to karma and death.","practical_application":"Perform duties without clinging; invest identity in dharma and devotion rather than in roles that must separate."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Philosophy (Impermanence and separation)","Social relations"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 142.57 (revolving relations); Varāha Purāṇa 142.61 (short time-horizons)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sequence-like composition: mother, father, sons, and servant each walking in different directions on diverging paths, while Varāha indicates the truth of separation.","item_prompts":["four diverging roads","figures labeled by role (mother/father/sons/servant) moving away","Varāha as narrator/teacher","a central crossroads symbolizing saṃsāra"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized crossroads with rhythmic repetition of ‘anyatra’ movement; Varāha in calm teaching stance; saturated earth tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted crossroads mandala; richly dressed figures departing; Varāha central with halo.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant procession-like departures, soft colors; emphasis on facial poignancy and inevitability.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: mountain-path divergence motif; small figures moving to different valleys; Varāha as serene guide."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"somber, reflective","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"grave, compassionate"}
FAQs
The verse employs repetitive syntax to underscore a moral reflection common in Purāṇic instruction: social bonds are contingent and do not persist in the same form across life transitions.
No location is named; “anyatra” functions as a general marker of separation rather than a specific place.
Do not treat social relations as permanent anchors; cultivate a steadier basis for conduct and liberation.
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