Varaha Purana 145.77: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 77
The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region
गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव नागकन्याः सहोरगैः ॥ देवर्षयश्च मुनयः समस्तसुरनायकाः ॥
gandharvāpsarasaś caiva nāgakanyāḥ sahoragaiḥ || devarṣayaś ca munayaḥ samastasuranāyakāḥ ||
Dort sind Gandharvas und Apsaras, ebenso Nāga-Jungfrauen zusammen mit den Schlangen; dazu Devarṣis und Munis sowie alle Anführer der Götter.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Heritage Sites","Mythic Ethnography"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha/kshetra (sacred gathering-place)
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 145.86-145.89 (continuation: Nepal Śiva-sthāna, Śveta-Gaṅgā and river-confluences)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast sacred landscape rendered as a divine assembly: gandharvas with instruments, apsarases in dance, nāga maidens with jeweled hoods, serpents coiling near water, and devas/ṛṣis seated in luminous ranks—suggesting an unseen tīrtha power-field.","item_prompts":["gandharvas with vīṇā and flute","apsarases dancing","nāga-kanyās with jeweled serpent-hood motifs","serpents near a riverbank","devarṣis with matted hair and kamandalu","munis in meditation rows","deva-nāyakas with crowns and weapons","a hinted tīrtha marker: steps/ghāṭa or ford stones","soft aura indicating ‘presence’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: flat yet ornate divine assembly at a tīrtha, saturated reds/ochres/greens, stylized eyes, gandharvas and apsarases in rhythmic poses, nāga-kanyās with decorative hood patterns, rishis in calm symmetry, gold accents for deva-nāyakas.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central luminous tīrtha field with embossed gold-leaf halos for deva-nāyakas and devarṣis; richly jeweled nāga-kanyās; gandharvas with vīṇā; apsarases in classical dance stance; heavy ornamentation and architectural border suggesting a sacred precinct.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: delicate linework and muted jewel tones; layered assembly with refined facial expressions; subtle riverbank; fine gold detailing on crowns and ornaments; serene rishis contrasted with lively apsarases.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: mountainous or rolling sacred terrain implied; clustered celestial figures in narrative bands; bright garments, lyrical movement of apsarases; nāga-kanyās near water; rishis under stylized trees; airy, storybook composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic and wonder-filled","suggested_raga":"Megh (or Malhar family)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"resonant, enumerative, slightly elevated to convey a grand roll-call"}
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Such catalogues of beings reflect Purāṇic cosmology and help map how sacred sites are imagined as multi-realm meeting points.
The verse continues the description of the same tīrtha but does not specify a modern-identifiable place-name.
The implied instruction is reverential conduct at culturally protected sites conceptualized as inhabited by multiple orders of beings.
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