Varaha Purana 122.64 — Adhyaya 122, Shloka 64
The Greatness of Kokāmukha
Sacred Site Eulogy and Salvific Narrative
तदा राज्यं बलं कोशो ममैवैतन्न सशंयः ॥ तत्रैव गमनान्मह्यं वेदना नाशमेष्यति
tadā rājyaṃ balaṃ kośo mamaivaitān na saśaṃyaḥ || tatraiva gamanān mahyaṃ vedanā nāśam eṣyati
Entonces el reino, el ejército y el tesoro serán ciertamente míos; de ello no hay duda. Al ir allí mismo, mi dolor llegará a su fin.
Rājaputra (the prince)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Kokāmukha (implied continuation)","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"śraddhā and karma-phala in sacred action","core_concept":"Right movement toward the sacred (gamanam) is itself transformative; conviction (niḥsaṃśaya) strengthens the efficacy of dharmic acts.","practical_application":"Undertake dharmic commitments with clarity and follow-through; pair faith with action—do the ‘going’ rather than only wishing."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Geography"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: tīrtha/kṣetra
Related Themes: Narrative payoff to v. 67: destination → promised relief; sets up subsequent tīrtha description (likely following verses)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The prince expresses unwavering certainty that reaching Kokāmukha will end his head pain, and that thereafter kingdom, army, and treasury will naturally fall to him.","item_prompts":["prince speaking with renewed confidence","subtle shift from pain to hope on face","symbolic vision of Kokāmukha (river confluence/temple)","royal emblems appearing secondary (crown, army standards)","path leading outward"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: contrast of suffering-to-relief, sacred site glowing in distance, royal emblems subdued, strong outlines and saturated palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted sacred aura around distant shrine, prince centered with confident gesture, royal insignia rendered as secondary motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced composition with a clear road to the tīrtha, gentle expression change, refined ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: expansive landscape with a luminous tīrtha spot, prince in profile pointing toward it, delicate flora and soft washes."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assured and uplifting","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Sarang","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, confident, calming"}
FAQs
It shows how Purāṇic stories link political legitimacy to personal trials and journeys, blending governance themes with place-based narrative logic.
The verse alludes to “there” (tatra), contextually Kokāmukha from the preceding verse.
The speaker frames power as secondary and conditional, to be assumed only after fulfilling a pressing personal or situational necessity.
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