Varaha Purana 37.21: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 21
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
व्याघ्रेणापि श्रुतो मन्त्रः प्राणैः कण्ठस्थितैस्ततः । श्रुतमात्रे जहौ प्राणान् पुरुषश्चाभवच्छुभः ॥ ३७.२१ ॥
vyāghreṇāpi śruto mantraḥ prāṇaiḥ kaṇṭhasthitais tataḥ | śrutamātre jahau prāṇān puruṣaś cābhavac chubhaḥ || 37.21 ||
Sogar der Tiger hörte das Mantra; und dann, als seine Lebenshauche im Hals festsaßen, gab er im Augenblick des Hörens sein Leben auf — und wurde zu einem gesegneten Menschen.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device in which contact with sacred sound (mantra-śravaṇa) is presented as transformative, reflecting broader South Asian textual traditions that attribute ethical and salvific potency to hearing and recitation.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a motif-driven narrative statement rather than a tīrtha (sacred geography) reference.
The verse foregrounds the transformative value attributed to attentive hearing of a mantra, presenting a philosophical instruction about the power of sound, intention, and the moment of receptivity rather than a coercive command.
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