Varaha Purana 72.13: Adhyaya 72, Shloka 13
Instruction on the Unity of the Triad
Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Rudra
पशूनां शमनं यज्ञे होमकर्म च यद्भवेत् । तदोमिति च विख्यातं तत्राहं संव्यवस्थितः ॥ ७२.१३ ॥
paśūnāṃ śamanaṃ yajñe homakarma ca yad bhavet | tad om iti ca vikhyātaṃ tatrāhaṃ saṃvyavasthitaḥ || 72.13 ||
યજ્ઞમાં પશુઓનું શમન અને જે હોમકર્મ થાય છે, તે જ ‘ઓમ્’ તરીકે પ્રસિદ્ધ છે; અને ત્યાં જ હું દૃઢપણે સ્થિત છું.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"What is ‘Om’ in the context of yajña, and how is the Lord present/established within the act of oblation and pacification?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"‘Om’ is identified as the semantic and operative core of yajña: it is the sound-form of the sacrificial act (homa) and its ethical telos (śamana/pacification). Varāha’s ‘I am established there’ equates the deity with the mantra’s efficacy and the rite’s inner meaning.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Om as the yūpa-like axis of the rite; homa as offering into the divine presence; ‘pacification’ frames yajña as harmonizing life-forces rather than mere transaction—deity immanent in mantra and act.","vedantic_connection":"Praṇava as Brahman-symbol (Upaniṣadic): mantra (śabda) and meaning (artha) converge; īśvara is present as the inner controller of ritual action and its fruit."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Mantra-artha theology / ritual hermeneutics","core_concept":"Praṇava (‘Om’) names and embodies the homa-act and its pacifying function; the Lord is immanent in that mantra-act nexus.","practical_application":"Perform ritual or japa with awareness that Om is not a mere prefix but the presence of the deity and the integrator of act, intention, and fruit."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Theory","Mantra Semantics","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 72.72.14-15 (triadic presiding through mantra; unity of Viṣṇu-Veda-Brahman-karma)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yajña scene where the utterance ‘Om’ is shown as the luminous essence of the homa, with Varāha indicating his presence within the rite’s sound and fire.","item_prompts":["homa-kuṇḍa with rising flame","ṛtviks offering ghee with ladle","visible ‘Om’ glyph as light above the fire","Varāha as subtle presiding presence (either anthropomorphic/boar-headed teacher nearby or as radiance)","animals at the periphery shown calm/appeased (symbolic śamana)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized yajña-śālā, bright flame, priests in profile; a glowing praṇava motif hovering; Varāha’s presence indicated by a radiant aura behind the fire.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf fire and haloed praṇava; embossed ornaments on vessels; Varāha as presiding deity in a framed arch; symmetrical ritual layout.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined homa details, soft smoke, delicate ‘Om’ light; Varāha’s calm instructive stance to one side; subdued gold accents.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate ritual courtyard, gentle flame, translucent praṇava in the sky; quiet pastoral background with peaceful animals; Varāha’s presence as a luminous figure."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, mantra-centered","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"resonant, measured, slightly nasal for praṇava emphasis"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic integration of Vedic ritual vocabulary—especially yajña and homa—with a theological framing of the syllable ‘Om’ as a recognized liturgical designation, illustrating how later Sanskrit texts preserve and reinterpret earlier ritual semantics.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is conceptual and liturgical, focusing on sacrifice (yajña), oblation (homa), and the formula ‘Om’.
The verse foregrounds ‘śamana’ (pacification/appeasement) within sacrificial practice, implying an ideal of ritual restraint and calming influence—particularly regarding animals—rather than emphasizing harm or coercion.
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