Varaha Purana 192.10 — Adhyaya 192, Shloka 10
Description of the Universal Peace-Recitation and the Madhuparka Rite
अन्नं कुरु सुवृष्टिं च सुभिक्षमभयं तथा ॥ राष्ट्रं प्रवर्द्धतु विभो शान्तिर्भवतु नित्यशः ॥
annaṃ kuru su-vṛṣṭiṃ ca su-bhikṣam abhayaṃ tathā || rāṣṭraṃ pravarddhatu vibho śāntir bhavatu nityaśaḥ ||
Accorde la nourriture, donne des pluies en temps voulu, ainsi que l’abondance et l’absence de crainte. Que le royaume prospère, ô Puissant; que la paix soit constante.
Varāha (instructional frame; mantra-voice may be reciter)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"Invoke and ensure the four pillars of welfare—food supply, timely rain, abundance, and fearlessness—so the rāṣṭra prospers with constant peace.","karmic_consequence":"When prosperity and security are maintained, social order and dharma flourish; failure leads to scarcity, भय, and unrest."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Varāha/Vāsudeva is approached as the cosmic sustainer whose śakti manifests as rain (parjanya) and anna—linking ritual speech to ecological balance.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Anna and vṛṣṭi as yajña-phala; peace (śānti) as the settling of rajas/tamas in the collective field.","vedantic_connection":"Īśvara as antaryāmin governing karma-phala; ecological order is read as a moral-causal extension of dharma."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ethics of interdependence","core_concept":"Human security and ecological rhythms (rain/food) are intertwined; peace is both spiritual and material.","practical_application":"Frame governance and personal ritual as supporting food systems, rain-honoring conduct, and protection from भय."}
Subject Matter: ["Ecology (rain, food systems)","Governance (security and prosperity)","Ritual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: श्रृङ्गार
Type: eco-political landscape
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 192.9–10 (protective frame); Varāha Purāṇa 192.12 (universal peace extension)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A benedictive prayer scene where rain clouds gather, crops flourish, granaries fill, and people live without fear under a peaceful realm.","item_prompts":["rain clouds (parjanya)","lush fields and sheaves of grain","granary/anna vessels","peaceful citizens","protective royal insignia"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized clouds and rain bands, abundant green fields, Varāha as blessing figure, symmetrical prosperity motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted rain-cloud aureole, overflowing pots of grain, ‘Abhaya’ hand gesture motif, ornate border of lotuses.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined pastoral scene with gentle rain, detailed crops, calm faces; subtle divine presence above.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: rolling hills and monsoon sky, village and fields, poetic calm; prosperity shown through small narrative vignettes."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Benediction for prosperity (puṣṭi-śānti)","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"warm, expansive, prayerful"}
FAQs
It records a premodern welfare vocabulary—rain, food, security, peace—showing how environmental stability and governance were articulated together in ritual texts.
No specific site is named; the concerns are agrarian-ecological and polity-wide.
To prioritize collective well-being: sustenance, ecological regularity (rain), safety, and peace as shared goods.
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