Varaha Purana 55.35 — Adhyaya 55, Shloka 35
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
नृसिंह नमो वामन जमदग्निनाम दशास्यगोत्रान्तक वासुदेव । नमोऽस्तु ते बुद्ध कल्किन् खगेश शम्भो नमस्ते विबुधारिनाशन ॥ ५५.३५ ॥
nṛsiṃha namo vāmana jamadagnināma daśāsyagotrāntaka vāsudeva | namo 'stu te buddha kalkin khageśa śambho namas te vibudhārināśana || 55.35 ||
नृसिंह को नमस्कार, वामन को नमस्कार, जमदग्निनाम (परशुराम) को नमस्कार; दशास्य (रावण) के कुल का अन्त करने वाले वासुदेव को नमस्कार। हे बुद्ध, हे कल्कि, हे खगेश (गरुड़), हे शम्भो—देवों के शत्रुओं का नाश करने वाले, आपको नमस्कार।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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 (a namaskāra-cascade: identifying the one Lord across many names/forms, including inter-sectarian epithets)."}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Vāsudeva named explicitly; however, no Mathurā/Vraja geography or līlā is invoked—only the epithet."}
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":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The verse performs Purāṇic ‘name-integration’: multiple avatāras and even Śaiva/Garuḍa-linked epithets are saluted as expressions of one supreme agency that destroys adharma (‘vibudhāri-nāśana’). In Yajña-Vārāha terms, it mirrors the unifying principle behind diverse ritual names and functions.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"No explicit yajña-body mapping; symbolic unity-through-nāma and function (protection of devas, destruction of enemies) is foregrounded.","vedantic_connection":"Supports ekatva (oneness) behind nāma-rūpa plurality; sectarian names become functional designations of the same ultimate."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theological inclusivism / nāma-theology","core_concept":"One divine reality is praised through many avatāra-names and roles; names indicate functions in cosmic governance.","practical_application":"In worship, use multi-name litanies to cultivate breadth of devotion and see unity across diverse manifestations and traditions."}
Subject Matter: ["Devotional Literature","Theology (Puranic Epithets)","Inter-sectarian Onomastics"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: avatāra-nāma enumerations and protective epithets (general motif)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A litany-vision montage: the speaker salutes a sequence of forms—Nṛsiṃha, Vāmana, Paraśurāma (Jamadagni’s son), Rāma (ender of Rāvaṇa’s line), Vāsudeva, Buddha, Kalkin—along with Garuḍa and Śambhu, all orbiting a central supreme presence.","item_prompts":["central radiant deity (Viṣṇu as source)","surrounding vignettes: Nṛsiṃha, Vāmana, Paraśurāma, Rāma, Vāsudeva, Buddha, Kalkin","Garuḍa motif (wings/standard)","Śambhu marker (trident/third-eye symbol)","textual ribbon with repeated ‘namo’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: central Viṣṇu with surrounding circular avatāra panels, bold outlines, saturated colors; include Garuḍa emblem and a subtle Śambhu icon to show inter-sectarian onomastics; dynamic yet orderly composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf central icon with embossed surrounding miniatures of avatāras; ornate arch; Garuḍa and Śambhu symbols integrated as subsidiary motifs; emphasis on devotional grandeur.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined multi-figure composition with balanced spacing, soft shading, clear iconographic identifiers for each avatāra; dignified bhakti tone.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative garland of small scenes around a central deity, bright textiles, expressive faces (especially Nṛsiṃha), gentle landscape hints, lyrical flow matching the namaskāra cadence."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"litany-like devotional crescendo","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"energetic, rhythmic, with emphatic ‘namo’ repetitions and crisp consonants"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a Purāṇic stotra-style catalog of divine names/epithets, reflecting how Purāṇas preserve layered theological vocabularies and cross-reference major narrative figures (e.g., Rāvaṇa as “ten-headed”).
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it functions primarily as an invocatory list of epithets rather than a sacred-geography passage.
Rather than a direct ethical injunction, the verse models a cultural practice of remembrance and praise through names (nāma-smaraṇa), emphasizing reverential speech as a literary and philosophical discipline.
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