Varaha Purana 136.28 — Adhyaya 136, Shloka 28

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

लब्धो योगश्च साङ्ख्यं च जातोऽस्मि विगतज्वरः ॥ त्वत्प्रसादेन जातोऽस्मि पूर्णाम्बुरिव सागरः

Transliteration

labdho yogaś ca sāṅkhyaṃ ca jāto'smi vigatajvaraḥ || tvatprasādena jāto'smi pūrṇāmbur iva sāgaraḥ

Translation

યોગ અને સાંખ્ય ફરી પ્રાપ્ત થયા છે; હું જ્વરસમાન સંતાપથી મુક્ત થયો છું. તારા પ્રસાદથી હું જળથી પરિપૂર્ણ સાગર સમાન થયો છું.

Word by Word

• labdhaḥ: obtained/regained

• yogaḥ: yoga

• ca: and

• sāṅkhyam: Sāṅkhya (discriminative knowledge/system)

• ca: and

• jātaḥ asmi: I have become

• vigata-jvaraḥ: free from fever/distress

• tvat-prasādena: by your grace/favor

• pūrṇa-ambuḥ: full of water

• iva: like

• sāgaraḥ: ocean

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva) (inferred continuation of speech)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None (testimony of recovery: yoga and sāṅkhya regained; distress removed; gratitude for prasāda)."}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Restoration of yoga and sāṅkhya in a great deity signals cosmic re-alignment: right knowledge (sāṅkhya) and right integration (yoga) return through divine grace, like the ocean refilled—order replenished after depletion.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"Sāṅkhya-Yoga as complementary means: discernment of tattvas and cessation of kleśa; grace accelerates the return to sattva and steadiness (sthiti)."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"yoga/sāṅkhya integration","core_concept":"Spiritual ‘fever’ (jvara) is cured when discernment (sāṅkhya) and disciplined absorption (yoga) are restored, often through anugraha.","practical_application":"Balance analysis of mind/world (tattva-viveka) with steady practice (abhyāsa); treat agitation as a symptom to be cooled by discipline, devotion, and right understanding."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: Śānta

Secondary Rasa: Hāsya

Geographic Context

Type: None

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: didactic passages linking liberation to yoga and knowledge (general motif)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Śiva appears cooled and composed, as if a fever has broken; the ocean metaphor is visualized—waves calm, waters full—behind or around him, indicating restored fullness by divine favor.","item_prompts":["Śiva with serene face and relaxed shoulders","cool-toned aura (moonlike)","full ocean backdrop","gesture of gratitude toward the deity who granted prasāda"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Śiva with cool blue-green shading, calm ocean band behind; ornate yet tranquil composition; emphasize ‘cooling’ after jvara.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold accents with deep blue ocean; Śiva’s calm visage; embossed waves as decorative motif; prasāda conveyed by radiant halo from the benefactor deity.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: subtle ocean symbolism, refined shading; focus on serenity and ‘recovered’ expression.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical seascape with stylized waves; Śiva seated in meditation-like calm, hands in añjali or relaxed mudrā."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"cool, settled, thankful","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, relieved, reverent"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sāṅkhya-Yoga

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It explicitly pairs Yoga and Sāṅkhya, reflecting a classical Indian tendency to treat them as complementary disciplines within broader Purāṇic synthesis.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named; “ocean” functions as a metaphor rather than a site identifier.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes gratitude and the restoration of composure/health (vigatajvara) through guidance and supportive intervention.