Varaha Purana 153.3: Adhyaya 153, Shloka 3
The Glory of the Mathurā Sacred Landscape: Saṃyamana Tīrtha and the Twelve Sacred Forests
तस्मिन् स्नातो नरो देवि मम लोके प्रपद्यते ॥ तत्र संयमनं नाम तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् ॥
tasmin snāto naro devi mama loke prapadyate || tatra saṁyamanaṁ nāma tīrthaṁ trailokya-viśrutam ||
Oh Diosa, el hombre que se baña allí alcanza mi mundo. Allí hay un tīrtha llamado Saṁyamana, célebre en los tres mundos.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Direct address to Bhū-devī (‘देवि’), promising Viṣṇu/Varāha-loka attainment through bathing at Saṁyamana tīrtha."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Saṁyamana tīrtha"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Bathing at Saṁyamana tīrtha grants entry into ‘my world’ (Varāha/Vaiṣṇava loka).","karmic_consequence":"Following: attainment of Bhagavat-loka; breaking/omission not stated."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-augmented karma (tīrtha as grace-channel)","core_concept":"Sacred geography functions as a conduit where finite action (snāna) yields transcendent destination by Bhagavat-anugraha.","practical_application":"Approach tīrtha with devotion and ethical restraint; dedicate the bath to Bhagavān and seek inner saṁyama (self-control) consonant with the tīrtha’s name."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Type: tīrtha
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 153.2 (snāna yields saubhāgya and svarga); Varāha Purāṇa 153.4 (even dying there leads to ‘my world’)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha points out the famed Saṁyamana tīrtha while addressing Bhū-devī; the tīrtha is shown as celebrated across the three worlds.","item_prompts":["Varāha addressing ‘Devi’","Bhū-devī listening","tīrtha signifier (ghāṭa/kuṇḍa) labeled Saṁyamana","celestial beings witnessing (trailokya fame)","radiant water"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha in teaching gesture, Bhū-devī seated with attentive gaze, stylized tīrtha waters with lotus motifs, subtle devas in the upper register indicating trailokya-prasiddhi.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold haloed Varāha, Bhū-devī with ornate crown, central panel showing Saṁyamana tīrtha, small celestial figures above, heavy gold embellishment.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined composition with Varāha and Bhū-devī in dialogue, luminous water body, minimal but elegant devas to suggest fame.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative landscape with a named tīrtha by a river bend, Varāha and Bhū-devī in foreground, airy heavens with small divine onlookers."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverent, proclamatory","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"authoritative yet compassionate"}
FAQs
It links a named site (Saṁyamana) to a broader cosmological map (“three worlds”), a common Purāṇic strategy for elevating local geography.
A tīrtha called Saṁyamana, situated within the Mathurā tīrtha complex described in this chapter.
The verse encourages respectful participation in site-based ritual traditions, reinforcing the cultural value of preserving named heritage locations.
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