Varaha Purana 36.21 — Adhyaya 36, Shloka 21
Account of the Maṇija Kings and a Hymn to Govinda Leading to Liberation
त्वं देव सर्वाणि चराचराणि सृजस्यथो संहरसे त्वमेव । मां मुक्तिकामं नय देव शीघ्रं यस्मिन् गता योगिनो नापयान्ति ॥ ३६.२१ ॥
tvaṃ deva sarvāṇi carācarāṇi sṛjasy atho saṃharase tvam eva | māṃ muktikāmaṃ naya deva śīghraṃ yasmin gatā yogino nāpayānti || 36.21 ||
O Herr, du allein erschaffst alle Wesen, die beweglichen wie die unbeweglichen, und du allein ziehst sie wieder in dich zurück. Führe mich schnell, o Gott, der ich nach Befreiung verlange, zu jenem Zustand, den die Yogins erreicht haben und von dem sie nicht wiederkehren.
Pṛthivī (default dialogic inquirer, per repository rule)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Pṛthivī petitions Varāha/Viṣṇu as creator-dissolver to lead her swiftly to the non-returning yogic state (mokṣa)."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"yearning for release; surrendered and urgent (śīghram)","key_question":"Please lead me quickly to that state which, once reached, yogins do not return from."}
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 same Lord who lifts Earth and regulates creation/dissolution also grants final release; cosmic governance and personal mokṣa are unified in the avatāra’s agency.","vedantic_connection":"Non-return (apunarāvṛtti) aligns with Upaniṣadic mokṣa; the creator-dissolver is the ultimate refuge, indicating Brahman/Īśvara as both efficient cause and liberator."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"mokṣa via surrender and yoga","core_concept":"The Lord alone creates and withdraws all; liberation is entry into a non-returning state granted by divine guidance.","practical_application":"Combine yogic discipline with surrender: orient practice toward the Lord as final goal, praying for swift inner transformation and release from rebirth."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Soteriology (Mokṣa)","Yoga","Theology (Creation and Dissolution)"]
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Bhakti
Type: transcendent goal-state
Related Themes: Pṛthivī’s mokṣa petitions in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue arc
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Bhu Devī prays to Varāha/Viṣṇu, acknowledging him as creator and dissolver, asking to be led to the deathless, non-returning state; the background hints at cycles of creation dissolving into stillness.","item_prompts":["Bhu Devī in supplication","Varāha/Viṣṇu as compassionate guide","visual cycle motif (creation and dissolution) fading into a calm luminous void","yogins in silhouette meditating toward light"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Bhu Devī in añjali, Varāha/Viṣṇu blessing, circular creation-dissolution band behind, serene luminous center.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold aura around Varāha/Viṣṇu, Bhu Devī at feet, concentric cosmic rings transitioning to a bright mokṣa-disc.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle blessing scene, subtle cosmic motifs, emphasis on devotional intimacy.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic landscape dissolving into misty light, Bhu Devī guided toward a radiant horizon, yogins seated along the path."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"supplicatory, inward","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"earnest, prayerful"}
FAQs
It reflects a standard Purāṇic theological-cosmological motif—creation (sṛṣṭi) and dissolution (saṃhāra)—paired with a soteriological aim (mokṣa), illustrating how Purāṇas integrate cosmology with liberation-oriented discourse.
No specific geographic or pilgrimage location is named in this verse; it refers instead to a transcendent 'state' or 'goal' associated with liberation.
The verse foregrounds a philosophical instruction of orienting oneself toward liberation through recognizing a single ultimate agency behind cosmic processes and seeking the non-returning state associated with accomplished yogins.
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