Varaha Purana 96.36: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 36
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
यथेमं शृणुया इत्यात्रिशक्यास्तु समुद्भवम् ॥ सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो पदं गच्छत्यनामयम् ॥
yathemaṃ śṛṇuyā ityā triśakyāstu samudbhavam || sarvapāpavinirmukto padaṃ gacchatyanāmayam ||
Wer diesen Bericht hört—über den Ursprung Triśakyās—wird von allen Sünden befreit und gelangt zu einem unversehrten, leidfreien Zustand.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"श्रवण-फलश्रुति: त्रिशक्याः समुद्भवकथां यः शृणोति स सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।","karmic_consequence":"श्रवणेन पापनिर्मोचनं, आरोग्य/अनामय-पद-प्राप्तिः; अश्रवणे तद्-फलाभावः।"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriological (śravaṇa-bhakti)","core_concept":"श्रवणं (कथाश्रवण-भक्ति) पापक्षयस्य साधनम्; ‘अनामय’ इति दुःख-रोग-शोक-रहित-स्थितिः।","practical_application":"नियमितं पुराणकथाश्रवणं, श्रद्धया श्रवणकाले मनोनिग्रहः, श्रुतस्य आचरणे प्रवृत्तिः।"}
Subject Matter: ["Textual Reception","Merit of Hearing (Śravaṇa)","Purāṇic Phalaśruti"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: अद्भुत
Type: textual/recitational setting
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 96 (Triśakyā-udbhava narrative phalaśruti context)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"पुराणकथावाचन-सभा: व्यासासनस्थः वक्ता, श्रोतृगणः श्रद्धया उपविष्टः; पृष्ठभूमौ ‘त्रिशक्याः समुद्भव’ इति कथासूचक-चिह्नम्।","item_prompts":["व्यासासन/कथापीठ","ताडपत्र-पुस्तक/ग्रन्थ","श्रोतृगणः अञ्जलिबद्धः","शान्त-दीप/दीपक","मन्दिर-सभा/आश्रम-परिवेश"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, warm earthy palette, seated puranic narrator on vyasasana holding palm-leaf manuscript, attentive devotees with añjali, oil lamp glow, calm sacred ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, central narrator with ornate arch, gold-leaf highlights on lamp and ornaments, devotees seated symmetrically, manuscript emphasized, serene phalaśruti mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate lines, soft shading, narrator and listeners in an ashram hall, manuscript and lamp as focal points, tranquil devotional atmosphere.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style, intimate satsang scene in a pavilion, cool hills in background, narrator with manuscript, listeners in simple garments, emphasis on quiet devotion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"śānta-phalaśruti (assuring, purifying)","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, gentle, benedictory"}
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Phalaśruti passages are a hallmark of Purāṇic transmission culture, documenting how texts were framed for public recitation and memorization, often linking listening to ethical purification.
No geographic location is specified; the verse focuses on the act of hearing and its stated outcome.
It promotes attentive listening to tradition as a means of moral purification, emphasizing receptivity and remembrance as valued practices.
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