Varaha Purana 137.72 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 72
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
अथ योगीश्वरी भूत्वा यत्र गच्छति रोचते ॥ अथवा चान्यसंसृष्टा कामरोगेण चावृता
atha yogīśvarī bhūtvā yatra gacchati rocate || athavā cānyasaṃsṛṣṭā kāmarogeṇa cāvṛtā
Kemudian, menjadi penguasa daya yoga, ke mana pun ia pergi ia tampak menawan; atau, bila terjerat pergaulan dengan yang lain, ia terselubung oleh derita penyakit nafsu (kāma).
Varāha (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","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":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Ethical causality is stated: disciplined yogic mastery yields charisma/pleasing presence; illicit entanglement (anyasaṃsṛṣṭa) leads to kāma-roga (disease of desire), implying the need for restraint and corrective practice.","karmic_consequence":"Right conduct/self-mastery brings esteem and inner power; transgressive attachment results in bondage, suffering, and moral-psychological affliction."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"moral psychology / yoga-ethics","core_concept":"Two trajectories: yoga-śakti aligned with restraint produces tejas and attractiveness; uncontrolled desire becomes a ‘roga’ that covers discernment and freedom.","practical_application":"Practice yama-niyama-like restraint, avoid adulterous/entangling relations, and treat desire as a condition to be observed and healed through discipline and devotion."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Psychology of desire","Narrative causality"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Type: None
Related Themes: Didactic passages in Varāha Purāṇa contrasting yoga-siddhi with kāma-bandha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A split-vision moral tableau: on one side a woman as yogeśvarī, radiant and pleasing wherever she goes; on the other, the same figure shadowed and entangled, wrapped by a dark veil labeled kāma-roga.","item_prompts":["dual composition (radiant vs shadowed)","aura/halo for yogeśvarī aspect","dark vine/rope motif for entanglement","subtle disease-cloud around the heart","contrasting color palettes"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural diptych: bright sattvic greens/golds for yogeśvarī; deep reds/blacks for kāma-roga; expressive eyes; symbolic vines of attachment.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf aura for yogeśvarī side; embossed dark ornamental pattern for bondage side; strong iconographic contrast.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant figure with refined shading; psychological contrast via light and posture; minimal but clear symbolism of entanglement.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative split scene in a landscape; one path toward a temple (yoga), another toward a tangled grove (kāma); delicate, moralizing tone."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, cautionary","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, instructive"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic idiom where inner dispositions (desire, attachment) are described as causal forces shaping conduct and perception, aligning with broader classical Sanskrit ethical discourse.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment.
It highlights desire (kāma) as an obscuring affliction that can entangle a person and influence choices and appearances.
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